• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2012
X-Ray Hot Spot Found Near Jupiter's North Pole

X-Ray Hot Spot Found Near Jupiter's North Pole

Such a discovery puzzles planetary scientists greatly

Magnetic Invisibility Cloak Created

Magnetic Invisibility Cloak Created

The device conceals itself and its contents from magnetic fields

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 17th, 2012
Asteroid Impacts May Have Made the Moon Magnetic

Asteroid Impacts May Have Made the Moon Magnetic

Some parts of the lunar crust exhibit mysterious, strong magnetism

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 2nd, 2012
Asteroid Impact May Have Destroyed Mars' Magnetic Field

Asteroid Impact May Have Destroyed Mars' Magnetic Field

The collision occurred long ago and formed a massive impact crater

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 18th, 2012
Swarm Constellation Gets Ready for July Launch

Swarm Constellation Gets Ready for July Launch

ESA is getting ready to study Earth's magnetic field

Future Hard Drives Will Feature Advanced Magnetic Recording Capabilities

Future Hard Drives Will Feature Advanced Magnetic Recording Capabilities

A new technique for storing data has just been developed

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 6th, 2012
Galactic Magnetic Field Mapped in Detail

Galactic Magnetic Field Mapped in Detail

The study was conducted by an international team of astronomers

Highways May Soon Charge Electric Cars as They Move

Highways May Soon Charge Electric Cars as They Move

Wireless power would be transmitted from underneath

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 1st, 2012
Sunspot Formation Explained via New Theory

Sunspot Formation Explained via New Theory

The phenomenon is still mysterious, despite years of research

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 27th, 2012
Moon Had Own Dynamo Effect

Moon Had Own Dynamo Effect

The phenomenon endured for about half a billion years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 27th, 2012
How Galaxies Got Their Magnetic Fields

How Galaxies Got Their Magnetic Fields

Astrophysicists have been trying to figure this out for a long time

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2012
Solar Magnetic Fields Brought Under Close Scrutiny

Solar Magnetic Fields Brought Under Close Scrutiny

NASA is using one of its spacecraft in an interesting manner

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 28th, 2011
Super-Earths May Be Analogous to Mars

Super-Earths May Be Analogous to Mars

Like the Red Planet, they may also lack a magnetosphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 23rd, 2011
Sun May Weaken Mercury's Magnetic Field

Sun May Weaken Mercury's Magnetic Field

Astronomers have been wondering about this for many years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 23rd, 2011
How Neutron Stars Get Their Magnetic Fields

How Neutron Stars Get Their Magnetic Fields

A group of experts recently proposed a new theory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2011
Why the Moon Had a Magnetic Field

Why the Moon Had a Magnetic Field

Two science teams propose different explanations

Antimagnet Invisibility Cloak Under Development

Antimagnet Invisibility Cloak Under Development

The device could have important applications in science

 
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