The Defense Innovation Unit last Friday issued a solicitation seeking prototype solutions for airborne magnetic data ...

Quantum computers, systems that process information leveraging quantum mechanical effects, could reliably tackle various ...

All celestial bodies—planets, suns, even entire galaxies—produce magnetic fields, affecting such cosmic processes as the ...

In a paper published January 21 in Nature, a team led by scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have run complex numerical simulations of plasma flows that, while leading to turbulence, ...

San Francisco 49ers star tight end George Kittle suffered a season-ending Achilles tear during 49ers’ playoff victory over ...

Stars are born in a cosmic tug-of-war. The interplay between gravity, turbulence, and magnetic fields (B-fields) weaves ...

The GAUSS program aims to develop navigational platforms that serve as alternatives to the Global Positioning System.

Inertial navigation systems based on quantum sensors, and other that use the Earth’s magnetic field, are under investigation.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It used to be thought that there were more volatiles than expected in lunar soil because they escaped Earth before it had a stable magnetic field.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Nov 28, 2025, 07:59am EST Map of the strength of the Earth's ...