A new study reveals that low-frequency electromagnetic waves accompany intense heating events at low altitudes.
magnetic fields & magnetism
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How to Build a Better Light Trap
Nanosized chambers capture bits of light for infinite amounts of time.
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Nordic Workshop Takes on Major Puzzles of Paleomagnetism
8th Nordic Paleomagnetism Workshop; Leirubakki, Iceland, 30 September to 7 October 2017
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Moon’s Magnetic Field May Magnetize Iron That Hits Its Surface
Scientists are using satellite data to study large impact basins on the surface of the Moon that contain magnetic anomalies.
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Exploring How Space Weather Can Damage Power Grids
A new model of geomagnetically induced currents revisits how space weather damaged a New Zealand grid transformer in 2001, and shows how much worse it could be in a space weather superstorm.
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Sounding Rockets Probe the Northern Lights Above Norway
Scientists measure how the aurora affects winds in the upper atmosphere.
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Preserving a 45-Year Record of Sunspots
Maps reveal how the Sun’s magnetic field evolves through solar cycles.
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The “Magnetic-less” Magnetotail Boundary
Most boundaries in space are governed by magnetic fields, but not far behind the Earth, where the field change across the magnetopause plays very little role in the pressure balance relationship.
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Tracing Electric Currents That Flow Along Earth’s Magnetic Field
A new study uses satellite data to examine a worldwide system of electric currents in greater detail than ever before.
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Resolving a Mystery of the Ages
High-precision radiometric dates shed new light on the puzzling 600,000-year disparity in the timing of one of Earth’s most pivotal timescale boundaries.