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magnetic fields & magnetism

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300 Million Years of Polar Wander: Slowly but Surely

by Thorsten W. Becker 16 April 202516 April 2025

A reanalysis of paleomagnetic poles provides tighter bounds on the style and rate of motions of our whole planet with respect to its rotation axis.

Four seemingly identical, octagonal, disklike structures, each with several various thin antennas extending outward at various angles, appear to be floating in a closely spaced cluster in space. In the background, on the right side of the image, is the round shape of the planet Earth, encircled by translucent, overlapping blue and purple lines.
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New Insights into an Enigmatic Form of Magnetic Reconnection

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 11 April 202511 April 2025

A new study deepens understanding of magnetic field behavior recently discovered by NASA in Earth’s magnetosphere.

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After 30-Year Search, Scientists Finally Find an Aurora on Neptune

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 10 April 202510 April 2025

The planet’s elusive aurorae are much colder than expected, which is how they evaded detection for so long.

Diagram from the study.
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Fast Flows in Earth’s Magnetotail Surveyed by NASA Satellites

by Mary Hudson 9 April 20253 April 2025

A survey of high-speed electron flow observed by NASA satellites in the Earth’s magnetotail is presented and related to the process of magnetic field line reconnection and particle acceleration.

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Remagnetization Illuminates Tectonic Consolidation of Megacontinents

by Agnes Kontny 31 March 202527 March 2025

New rock and paleomagnetic research give evidence for prolonged heating during the Cambrian-Ordovician tectonic consolidation of West Gondwanaland.

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Explaining Mars’ Mysteriously Magnetic Crust

by Sonia Tikoo 13 March 202513 March 2025

Fluid-rock interactions on ancient Mars may have produced abundant magnetic minerals that preserved unusually intense records of the planet’s now-extinct magnetic field.

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Heating Mechanism at Earth’s Bow Shock Depends on Shock Speed

by Marit Oieroset 24 February 202524 February 2025

A new technique shows that the dominance of gradual versus chaotic electron heating processes at Earth’s bow shock is controlled by how fast the shock is moving.

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Magma Beneath Yellowstone Is Shifting Northeast

by Skyler Ware 31 January 202531 January 2025

Though the volcano’s magma chambers could hold enough material for a caldera-forming event, none of them are likely to erupt soon.

Diagram from the study.
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Wave-Modulated Electron Loss Affects GPS Location Determination

by Mary Hudson 7 January 202520 December 2024

Earth’s magnetosphere controls ionospheric total electron content modulation via plasma wave-induced electron loss impacting GPS spatial location determination.

Diagrams from the study.
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New Empirical Model of the Flux in the Magnetosheath

by Viviane Pierrard 6 January 202520 December 2024

A new study presents a model that reconstructs the plasma flux in the Earth’s magnetosheath.

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