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Earth's magnetic field could reverse itself in just four years...and maybe it ... - io9

2010-09-05
PhysOrg.comEarth's magnetic field could reverse itself in just four years...and maybe it ...io9However, we've found bits and pieces of evidence that suggests the Earth's magnetic field can move way, way more quickly. In 1995, an ancient lava flow in ...Evidence of second fast north-south pole flip foundPhysOrg.comThe horror scenario no. 24: Earth's magnetic poles flip completely in the ...The Daily Maverickall 3 news articles »

Earth's Magnetic Field Flipped Superfast - Reuters

2010-09-02
Earth's Magnetic Field Flipped SuperfastReutersJust north of a truck stop along Interstate 80 in Battle Mountain, Nevada, lies evidence that the Earth's magnetic field ...Scientists study Earthly 'flip-flop'UPI.comall 15 news articles »

Space ribbon deployed to surf Earth's magnetic field - New Scientist

2010-09-02
The HinduSpace ribbon deployed to surf Earth's magnetic fieldNew ScientistIn principle, it is possible to propel an orbiting spacecraft without fuel by using a long piece of metal to interact with the magnetic field surrounding ...Space Tether Maneuvers Spacecraft Without FuelDiscovery NewsPlans for solar 'close encounter'BBC NewsA decade of studying the Earth's magnetic shield, in 3-DPhysOrg.comSpaceflight Now -Popular Scienceall 211 news articles »

Auroras to be visible as solar flare erupts - International Business Times

2010-09-06
PhysOrg.comAuroras to be visible as solar flare eruptsInternational Business TimesThe forecasters estimate a 40 percent chance of geomagnetic activity during the next 24 hours as the solar wind continues to buffet Earth's magnetic field. ...NASA to investigate magnetic reconnection within Earth's fieldInternational Business Timesall 9 news articles »

The Sun's magnetic field warps its environment - physicsworld.com

2010-09-02
The Sun's magnetic field warps its environmentphysicsworld.comThe Sun's extended magnetic field provides a vital shield for astronauts; without it they would be left exposed to potentially deadly cosmic rays entering ...

Surfing Earth's Magnetic Field With a Giant Space Ribbon [Space]

2010-09-04
# space A Japanese rocket unfurled a 300-metre-long ribbon in space on Monday, testing technology that could one day allow spacecraft to navigate by surfing Earth's magnetic field. More »

Earth's Magnetic Field Flipped Superfast

2010-09-02
Magnetic minerals in 15-million-year-old rocks appear to preserve a moment when the magnetic north pole was rapidly on its way to becoming the south pole, and vice versa.

NASA's Magnetospheric Mission Passes Major Milestone

2010-09-06
(PhysOrg.com) -- The universe is still an arcane place that scientists know very little about, but a new NASA Solar Terrestrial Probe mission is going to shed light on one especially mysterious event called magnetic reconnection. It occurs when magnetic lines of force cross, cancel, and reconnect releasing magnetic energy in the form of heat and charged-particle kinetic energy.

Energetic-Particle Instruments Selected for Solar Probe Plus Mission

2010-09-06
Energetic-Particle Instruments Selected for Solar Probe Plus Mission

Studying transition between insulating and conducting states in complex oxides

2010-09-06
When water freezes or boils, its atomic structure undergoes a phase transition in response to temperature change. Phase transitions are common in nature, and have been exploited to make devices such as digital memories. Complex oxides, which involve multiple cationic elements that enable fine tuning of properties, exhibit a particularly rich set of phase transitions because electrons in these ...