How does a magnetic compass work? Well, it’s all down to basic physics and human ingenuity. The key component of a standard baseplate compass is its magnetized needle, which is allowed to spin freely ...

This image of Jupiter was taken on February 12, 2019, as Juno performed its 18th close flyby of the planet. NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI / MSSS / Kevin M. Gill. The Juno mission to Jupiter isn’t only ...

Our planet’s northern magnetic pole is not only racing toward Siberia at about 34 miles per year, it has been to Antarctica several times in the last million years—and it’s due to flip again. This isn ...

Spatiotemporal Variability, Geospatial Analysis, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Share and Cite: Hart, L. , Garuba, L. , ...

A Bombardier Global 7000 business jet lands on runway 1L-19R at Wichita Eisenhower National Airport in November 2016. Earth’s shifting magnetic poles are prompting FAA and airport officials to ...

Disclosure: The organizers of Slush 2014 paid my way to Helsinki. Our coverage remains objective. HELSINKI — It’s easy to get lost in cavernous indoor spaces like shopping malls and Las Vegas casinos.

The magnetic north pole is currently hovering over the North Sea and moving toward Siberia. This means two Florida airports are renumbering their runways. Odd as this connection may appear on the ...

Caltech Postdoc Kimberly Moore will discuss why Magnetic fields can provide important constraints on a planet’s interior structure and dynamics. Dr. Kimberly Moore, Postdoctoral Scholar Research ...

SINCE the year 1701, when Halley published his famous chart showing curves of equal magnetic variation for the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the construction of similar charts, amended and enlarged as ...

The rare 'three norths' alignment of true, magnetic and grid north will likely not be seen again for several centuries.

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