magnetic field
noun
: the portion of space near a magnetic body or a current-carrying body in which the magnetic forces due to the body or current can be detected
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Seasonal 'bump' in auroras This weekend's timing is good for aurora chasers as around the autumn equinox, Earth's tilt lines up in a way that helps the solar wind connect more efficiently with our planet's magnetic field.
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Eddy currents occur when a conductive material moves in a magnetic field, generating small circular currents that resist motion, similar to friction.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The Sun’s magnetic field lines can be very twisted, and the solar wind and coronal mass ejections deform and drag them outward from the Sun.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
But the new observations suggest that objects with much less mass than stars — the rogue world is less than 1% the mass of our sun — can have strong magnetic fields capable of driving the growth of the object, according to the study authors.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Eddy currents occur when a conductive material moves in a magnetic field, generating small circular currents that resist motion, similar to friction.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The Sun’s magnetic field lines can be very twisted, and the solar wind and coronal mass ejections deform and drag them outward from the Sun.
—Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
But the new observations suggest that objects with much less mass than stars — the rogue world is less than 1% the mass of our sun — can have strong magnetic fields capable of driving the growth of the object, according to the study authors.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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