A fleet of spacecraft captured unprecedented details of the major solar outbursts in May and June 2024.
magnetic fields & magnetism
Magnetic Meteorites May Explain How the Solar System Assembled
Faint magnetic properties in primitive asteroid fragments suggest an early magnetic field strong enough to shepherd the growth of the outer planets.
Straightening Out Uranus’s Magnetosphere
New analysis of Voyager 2 observations shows that the craft arrived amid gusty solar wind, muddying our ideas about the giant planet.
La corriente de Florida podría estar desacelerándose, pero no por mucho
Una corrección necesaria a un conjunto de datos ampliamente utilizados redujo las estimaciones de los científicos de cómo se ha debilitado la circulación oceánica.
The Future of Martian Paleomagnetism
Samples collected by the Perseverance Rover have great potential for providing insights into the history of Mars’ magnetic field.
The Florida Current May Be Slowing Down, but Not by Much
A needed correction to a widely used data set reduced scientists’ estimates of how ocean circulation has weakened.
The Unexpected Role of Magnetic Microbes in Deep-Sea Mining
A new study highlights the co-occurrence of magnetic bacteria and polymetallic nodules and may offer insights into how the mineral-rich nodules form on the ocean floor.
Scientists Captured the First Glimpse of a Rare Polar Aurora
After a decade-long search, scientists captured a type of elusive aurora on camera.