In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism ...

When the sun reaches its period of peak activity, known as solar maximum, our star's magentic field will suddenly reverse. But why does it happen, and will it impact Earth? When you purchase through ...

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Will the pole shift actually happen? Discover more about Earth’s magnetic poles and how they’ve shifted in the past.

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A radio signal has been detected, pointing to the possible existence of a magnetic field on YZ Ceti b, an exoplanet 12 ...

The northern lights could be visible from some northern states on Thursday night, forecasters at the National Oceanic and ...

A research team from NIMS, Tohoku University and AIST has developed a new technique for controlling the nanostructures and ...