Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially ...

"The current behavior of magnetic north is something that we have never observed before." For decades, scientists have been tracking the shift in Earth's magnetic north pole away from Canada and ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

While the magnetic north pole is on the move, the south magnetic pole is comparatively static. It’s moving northward, but at only about five to 10 kilometers per year, with hardly any movement ...

The magnetic north pole’s movement, which has suddenly accelerated toward ... Scientists say that if you tried traveling the 5,280 miles from South Africa to the United Kingdom in a straight line ...

More states in the northern U.S. will have a chance of seeing aurora borealis on Friday, as high-speed winds from a spot on ...

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

Aurora borealis is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a high ...

With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...

Dancing turtles have proved for the first time that some animals use Earth's magnetic field to create a personal map of their ...

The magnetic north pole, where compass needles point, is about 1,200 miles south and is where geomagnetic field lines are vertical. Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed ...