Significant research has been conducted in the attempts of explaining the physics behind space weather and the geomagnetic storms it causes. Our solar system’s star regularly hurls millions of tons of plasma gas towards Earth, as solar wind, which then acts by buffeting the magnetic field protecting our planet. What is important is that this solar wind can be the cause of geomagnetic storms so … [Read more...]
Magnetic Pole Reversal Threatens Earth
Although magnetic field shifts are considered to be old news, it may not be so far-fetched to believe that a pilot looking down at the plane controls might suddenly realize that the magnetic North is located somewhere over Antarctica. According to scientists, approximately 800,000 years ago, the magnetic north had indeed hovered over Antarctica and their calculations estimate that a flip could be … [Read more...]
NASA’s IBEX Helps Find A Cosmic Roadmap To Galactic Magnetic Field
NASA's spacecraft Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX), which was launched the previous year, was the first to help paint a picture of the magnetic system beyond the solar wind which the scientists refer to as a 'roadmap in the sky.' The study reveals a magnetic field that is nearly perpendicular to the path our Solar System is travelling through the galaxy. The result sheds light on … [Read more...]
Juvenile Chinook Salmon Born With Internal Migration Route
With the help of Earth's magnetic field and an inherited internal map, juvenile Chinook salmon can find their way to ancestral feeding grounds, according to a new study by Oregon State University. Until now, loggerhead sea turtles have been the only animals found to know ancestral migration routes from the instant they hatch. Millions of chinook salmon choke the rivers and creeks of British … [Read more...]
