The compass needle points in the direction of the Earth's magnetic field, or the magnetic field of a magnet. place the plotting compass near the magnet on a piece of paper mark the direction the ...

Earth’s magnetic field, generated by movements within its molten iron core, serves as a protective shield against solar winds ...

A team of scientists have discovered a planet-wide electric field believed to be as fundamental to Earth as magnetic fields ... "Something had to be drawing these particles out of the atmosphere ...

Scheduled to take off from the Kennedy Space Center in or after mid-January, the instrument will take the first full images of the magnetic field around Earth, which will help researchers reveal how ...

Related: Eerie sounds triggered by plasma waves hitting Earth's magnetic field captured in new NASA ... "Something had to be drawing these particles out of the atmosphere," Collinson said.