The northern magnetic pole always moves, resulting in a new map of the World Magnetic Model (WMM) every five years. However, the magnetic north pole is moving faster than normal resulting in a new ...

At the end of this year, the new World Magnetic Model for 2020 through 2025 will be released, Chulliat told Live Science.This map shows the location of the north magnetic pole (the white star) and ...

The rate of the North Pole's motion, however, has been fast enough that the agencies who produce the model aren't comfortable with waiting for the current model expiration at the end of 2019.

Previously, the World Magnetic Model, which tracks Earth's roving magnetic north pole, was updated in 2015 with the intent that the model would last until 2020. But the magnetic north pole had ...

Previously, the World Magnetic Model, which tracks Earth's roving magnetic north pole, was updated in 2015 with the intent that the model would last until 2020. But the magnetic north pole had ...