The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...

and professional goals face a similar problem if their own “compass”—like the magnetic compass pointing askew from true north—guides them to attractive yet unfulfilling outcomes. To help students ...

Before we answer that question, we have to ask another: Which North Pole are you trying to find? The geographic North Pole is the northernmost point on ... location than the magnetic North Pole ...

14. The weather vane should be able to stand freely at this point. 15. Place the weather vane outside and use the compass to match the north side of the paper plate with magnetic north.

While humans rely on compasses and GPS for navigation, certain birds possess an internal magnetic compass that guides them across continents ... itself is gradually weakening and the magnetic north ...

You may think you know about the North Pole, but there are a lot of interesting facts to share. Before we answer that question, we have to ask another: Which North Pole are you trying to find? The ...

Visuals from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter reveal chaotic solar magnetism in the solar polar region. Even better images are expected in the years ahead.

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...