Our planet’s magnetosphere has seen dramatic shifts across its history—even total reversals—but this recent wrinkle doesn’t ...

Neodymium is a rare-earth element essential for producing the strongest permanent magnets, which are widespread in defense ...

A radio signal has been detected, pointing to the possible existence of a magnetic field on YZ Ceti b, an exoplanet 12 ...

Astronomers capture the twinkle of a distant quasar, RX J1131, and reveal the secret size of a black hole's fiery corona.

Most of the universe is made up of dark matter and dark energy. The majority of everything else is dispersed throughout space ...

Materials that are essential for the transition to a sustainable society are currently being extracted using methods that are ...

The magnetized rocks of Earth's crust and mantle, also known as the upper lithosphere, accounts for generating 6 percent of ...

In 1845, Michael Faraday discovered what’s known today as the Faraday Effect—which describes how light and electromagnetism ...

We never expected a normal magnet fishing day to turn into this. Our magnet latched onto something that felt wrong from the very first pull. When it rose from the water, we realized instantly how ...

Several sugars have been found on a sample of the asteroid Bennu, which may provide scientists with clues about our early ...

If you look across space with a telescope, you'll see countless galaxies, most of which host large central black holes, ...

Chinese researchers have discovered that interstitial carbon in iron-carbon alloys behaves in a superionic, liquid-like state ...