Magnetic fields play an important—if sometimes underappreciated—part in planetary systems. Without a strong magnetic field, planets can end up as a barren wasteland like Mars, or they could indirectly ...
Scientists have created the first detailed reconstruction of a galaxy cluster’s magnetic field, revealing the invisible structures that influence some of the largest formations in the universe. The ...
A team of physicists and engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder has discovered a new way to measure the orientation of magnetic fields using what may be the tiniest compasses around—atoms.