North is north, right? Well, yes and no. There is more than one north pole (and for that matter more than one south pole). As well as true north ...

Discover why the magnetic north pole’s epic journey toward Siberia is reshaping navigation, science, and pop culture.

On Earth, the magnetic field of our planet points a compass north, but in space, things are a bit more complicated.

This activity leads to the creation of two main currents - north and south. This is known as Earth’s geodynamo system. From the 1830s, the north magnetic pole of Earth has shifted a whopping 2,250 ...

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A planetary magnetic field is produced by a geodynamo effect deep inside a planet. A planet like Earth has an iron-nickel core that comes in two parts, a solid inner core and a molten outer core.

The most widely accepted scenario for the formation of the Earth–Moon system involves a dramatic impact between the proto-Earth and some other cosmic body. Many features of the present-day Earth–Moon ...

Studies range from mantle convection and subduction-zone dynamics to the formation and evolution of Earth’s magnetic field. The geodynamo is the process by which Earth generates its magnetic field by ...

Earth's magnetic field is generated by convective motion in the liquid iron outer core, commonly referred to as the geodynamo. The magnetic field has been protecting Earth from harmful charged ...