All Articles Tagged As: magnetics

THEMIS probes view auroral substorms, bowshock explosions (12/15/2007)

Five satellites launched last February to probe magnetic storms around the Earth will move into prime observing position next month, but they already have produced important new information on the interactions between the solar wind and the Earth's magnetic field. ...> Full Article

Odd Little Star Has Magnetic Personality (12/9/2007)

A dwarf star with a surprisingly magnetic personality and a huge hot spot covering half its surface area is showing astronomers that life as a cool dwarf is not necessarily as simple and quiet as they once assumed. ...> Full Article

New insights on the origin of solar wind (12/8/2007)

Spectacular images and data from the Hinode mission have shed new light on the Sun's magnetic field and the origins of solar wind, which can disrupt power grids, satellites and communications on Earth. ...> Full Article

Spinning slowly in the web (9/27/2007)

Astronomers have succeeded in tracing the magnetic web that binds newly forming stars to their surrounding gas and dust. ...> Full Article

Astronomers Pinpoint Origin of Nature's Most Powerful Magnetic Bursts (9/21/2007)

Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of powerful bursts from nature's most magnetic objects. ...> Full Article

What Makes Mars Magnetic? (8/13/2007)

Earth's surface is a very active place; its plates are forever jiggling around, rearranging themselves into new configurations. Continents collide and mountains arise, oceans slide beneath continents and volcanoes spew. As far as we know Earth's restless surface is unique to the planets in our solar system. So what is it that keeps Earth's plates oiled and on the move? ...> Full Article