The new miniaturized structure requires a few thousand times less power than larger magnets and it could help bring ...

Astronomers have detected ordered magnetic fields in galaxies so young that conventional models struggle to explain how those ...

Earth's magnetic field acts as a vital shield against radiation arriving from space, but it is not constant. A new ...

Barreling through the universe with incredible power and speed, galactic cosmic rays are a major source of radiation in space ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Without its magnetic field, life on Earth would not be possible ...

Magnetic fields that stretch across thousands of light-years should take a very long time to organize. Standard dynamo theory ...

China has set a new benchmark in extreme magnet science after researchers built the strongest all-superconducting user magnet ever. On Tuesday, the Chinese Academy of Sciences announced that a new ...

How fast can a galaxy build ordered magnetic fields spanning thousands of light-years? Existing theories say several billion ...

Uranus's mysteriously asymmetrical and skewed magnetic field has long confounded astronomers—until now. When the Voyager 2 spacecraft zipped past Uranus in 1986, it noticed that the huge gas giant's ...

A new model that posits the same physical process is responsible for magnetic field and the rotation patterns, contradicting previous theories that the sun’s magnetic field originates deep inside its ...

Machining, involving the precise cutting and shaping of materials, is a key manufacturing process. As industries increasingly ...

You may have seen headlines or social media posts talking about a weakening of Earth’s magnetic field, specifically over the South Atlantic. It sounds dramatic, and a little scary. Is Earth losing its ...