Electrons in a magnetic field can display striking behaviors, from the formation of discrete energy levels to the quantum ...

The average Hackaday reader likely knows, at least in the academic sense, what a magnetic field looks like. But as the gelatinous orbs in our skull can perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum ...

The Earth’s magnetic field, a silent guardian against harmful solar radiation, has been behaving strangely in recent years.

This persnickety number determines the strength of magnetic fields. It figures in everything from motors and generators to ...

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 ...

New computer simulations suggest the first magnetic fields that emerged after the Big Bang were much weaker than expected — ...

We are in the midst of a new era in space exploration, one in which everyone from NASA to Elon Musk's SpaceX have expressed interest in the idea of sending humans to Mars and even establishing ...

See you on the flip side. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A reversal in Earth's magnetic field thousands of years ago plunged the ...