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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Much of the emissions detected by LOFAR arose from these high-speed particles moving through magnetic fields, generating radio waves.
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
In space, there is no atmosphere to protect your satellites, and the Earth’s magnetic field offers little protection as well.
—Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
These can reportedly produce higher magnetic fields than the niobium-titanium magnets currently installed in the LHC.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
This may also have helped create Uranus’s lopsided, chaotic magnetic field, which is misaligned with the planet’s center and spin.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
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Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Feb. 2026
In space, there is no atmosphere to protect your satellites, and the Earth’s magnetic field offers little protection as well.
—Big Think, 24 Feb. 2026
These can reportedly produce higher magnetic fields than the niobium-titanium magnets currently installed in the LHC.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Feb. 2026
This may also have helped create Uranus’s lopsided, chaotic magnetic field, which is misaligned with the planet’s center and spin.
—Lee Billings, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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