Magnetic signatures hidden inside rocks tell us a lot about Earth's magnetic field and the way continents and tectonic plates have shifted across millennia – but for some periods, the geological ...

Researchers have developed a precision magnetometer based on a special material that changes optical properties in response ...

Lunar rocks are famously dry. They contain almost none of the volatile elements that easily escape into space, such as ...

Ancient bricks inscribed with the names of Mesopotamian kings have yielded important insights into a mysterious anomaly in Earth’s magnetic field 3,000 years ago, according to a new study involving ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the ...

“With this new machine-learning tool, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope can help scientists build a more accurate 3-D map ...

Evidence for this idea comes from lunar soil samples brought back by Apollo astronauts in the 1970s. Scientists analyzing ...

A powerful new technique harnesses swirling plasma inside laser-blasted microtubes to produce record-breaking magnetic fields—rivaling those near neutron stars—all within a compact laboratory setup.