The universe is soaked in weak-but-persistent magnetic fields. Despite decades of research, astronomers still aren't exactly sure where these magnetic fields came from. But new research suggests they ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Using 11 years of magnetic field measurements from the ...

Explore the fascinating comparison between magnetic fields produced by a current loop and electric fields generated by a dipole. This short breaks down key similarities and differences using clear ...

A Simon Fraser University cosmologist believes his team's new research may bring them a step closer to cracking one of ...

All celestial bodies—planets, suns, even entire galaxies—produce magnetic fields, affecting such cosmic processes as the solar wind, high-energy particle transport, and galaxy formation. Small-scale ...

Explore two effective methods for finding the magnetic field of a current-carrying wire loop. This short explains the reasoning behind each approach and shows how they connect theory with practical ...

Jinxing Li and Christopher H. Contag delve into magnetobiology, which utilizes magnetic fields to manipulate and control ...