The largest magnetic map of the universe ever produced—five times larger than all previous efforts combined—marks the ...

Earth's magnetic field keeps changing its path, and this video follows that journey. From slow drifts to surprising shifts, ...

Scientists traced the signal to a white dwarf that is drawing material from a nearby red dwarf.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Earth's magnetic field deflects particles emitted by the Sun. Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library via Getty Images The Earth’s ...

New simulations show that interactions with a magnetic field can work to decrease the distance between still forming binary ...

At least part of the answer appears to be hiding inside a seemingly random organ. Immune cells inside pigeon livers called ...

By measuring the winds blowing on seven exoplanets, astronomers accidentally detected their magnetic fields. An unprecedented ...

Scientists have long known that migrating birds and homing pigeons navigate in part by sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields, especially at night or in overcast conditions when visual landmarks or ...

Astronomers have discovered the first evidence of magnetic worlds beyond the solar system, representing a major step forward ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprising force that may help explain how binary star systems form so quickly. New supercomputer ...

Many members of the animal kingdom can detect the subtle undulations of Earth’s magnetic field. Relying on a hidden ...