Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the ...
Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The sun likes to remind us that Earth is merely one part of a ...
Mercury, the smallest planet in our solar system, has a magnetic field that has intrigued scientists for decades. Recent observations indicate that this magnetic field is weakening, prompting ...
Magnetic fields play an important—if sometimes underappreciated—part in planetary systems. Without a strong magnetic field, planets can end up as a barren wasteland like Mars, or they could indirectly ...
Recently the MagQuest competition on improving the measuring of the Earth’s magnetic field announced that the contestants in the final phase have now moved on to launching their satellites within the ...
Andrew Biggin receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council. While we have sent probes billions of kilometres into interstellar space, humans have barely scratched the surface of our ...