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Mars has a solid core, resolving a longstanding planetary mystery — new study
NASA Kevin Olsen, University of Oxford and Mhairi Reid, University of Oxford Scientists have discovered that Mars has…
Head-on ‘Eye of Sauron’ blazar jet solves cosmic neutrino mystery
A rare, head-on view of the blazar PKS 1424+240 reveals how relativistic effects make it a top source of cosmic neutrinos and gamma rays, solving a decade-long mystery.
After a 100-year search, physicists finally observe a ‘lost’ thermoelectric effect
For the first time, scientists have experimentally observed the long theorized transverse Thomson effect, discovering that a magnetic field can switch a material between heating and cooling.
What’s At the Center of the Earth?
The USSR’s Kola Superdeep Borehole project, initiated in the 1970s, reached a depth of 12.2 kilometers—about one-third of…
Study Uncovers Earth’s Inner Core Slowing Down, Backtracking
At a Glance Recent research by scientists at the University of Southern California (USC) has unveiled a significant…
Satellite Observations Uncover Asymmetry in Earth’s Magnetic Field
At a Glance A research team from the University of Michigan has comprehensively analyzed the Earth’s magnetic field,…
Where Is True North, Exactly?
True geographic north pole is challenging for humans to find due to various factors such as the changing…
Earth’s magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip
The Earth’s magnetic field deflects particles emitted by the Sun. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images Ofer…
Explainer: what happens when magnetic north and true north align?
Very rarely, depending on where you are in the world, your compass can actually point to true north.…