Magnetism
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![Sparks flew when the Takeyama Lab magnet turned on in a recent experiment.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qi9oUw97fs62qyxuqBW4zX-320-80.jpg)
This Super-Strong Magnet Literally Blew the Doors Off a Tokyo Laboratory
By Rafi Letzter published
There's a magnet in a secure room in Tokyo. The last time its designers switched it on, it blew open the heavy doors designed to keep it contained.
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A Solar Storm Is Coming Tonight — Here's Where You Might See the Aurora
By Rafi Letzter published
An alert released yesterday (Sept. 10) warns of a moderate geomagnetic storm that will lash the planet tonight. It shouldn't be dangerous, but might bring auroras.
![earth magnetic field](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RcYUfxbrD3a53QzDxN47k-320-80.jpg)
Earth's Magnetic Field Can Reverse Poles Ridiculously Quickly, Study Suggests
By Brandon Specktor published
Earth's magnetic field is far less stable than scientists thought.
![The sun is a ball of invisible, electromagnetic explosions. This stunning ultraviolet image taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory models what those swirling electric field lines actually look like.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pcqjtfyaB2nQK42SZR4HRj-320-80.jpg)
Stunning NASA Image Lets You Watch the Sun Explode in Real Time
By Brandon Specktor published
The surface of the sun is a roiling tangle of magnetism, heat and light, stunning new images reveal.
![A lightning strike is visible in a photo taken from the International Space Station.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FEvTx6ruWfYMMsuSDVSaYY-320-80.png)
Plasma Scientists Created Invisible, Whooping 'Whistlers' in a Lab
By Rafi Letzter published
The strange radio bursts usually circle the Earth like electromagnetic ghosts, but scientists have now created and studied their shapes in a plasma chamber on Earth.
![Newly described brown dwarf](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jS8syCai6RJs23PfVUHmai-320-80.jpg)
Bizarre Rogue 'Planet' with Incredible Auroras Puzzles Scientists
By Meghan Bartels published
A rogue, planet-size object 20 light-years away from Earth has stunned astronomers with its incredibly powerful magnetic field.
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Your Brain Contains Magnetic Particles, and Scientists Want to Know Why
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
Researchers explore magnetism in human brains deep inside a remote forest.
![Magnetic environment](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yb9fcPNTXiagnZm8xkVXmQ-320-80.gif)
NASA Satellites Make Magnetic Discovery in Turbulent Space Near Earth
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) spacecraft has detected magnetic activity occurring in a new and surprising way in the environment of near-Earth space.
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