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The Event Horizon Telescope collaboration, which released the world's first image of a black hole in 2019, unveiled a new view on Wednesday showing how the object at the center of the M87 galaxy looks in polarized light.

Stunning New Image Of Black Hole Reveals Surrounding Magnetic Fields

Mar 24, 2021
The Event Horizon Telescope project, which produced the world's first image of a black hole in 2019 in the M87 galaxy, unveiled a new view of its magnetic fields as captured by polarized light.
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Science
A giant Kauri tree growing in Waipoua Forest, Northland, New Zealand. Trees like this one that fell long ago and were preserved for thousands of years are helping researchers discern fluctuations in the Earth's magnetic poles.

Ancient Trees Show When The Earth's Magnetic Field Last Flipped Out

Feb 18, 2021
A precise record of the last major reversal of the Earth's magnetic poles can be found in ancient trees. Researchers say this event 42,000 years ago had a huge impact on the planet and ancient humans.
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Science
Solar Orbiter, seen in this artistic rendering, is a collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA to study the sun and what drives the solar wind that creates space weather that affects Earth.

Polar Express: New Spacecraft Will Explore Elusive Parts Of The Sun

Feb 07, 2020
The Solar Orbiter, a new mission from the European Space Agency and NASA, was designed to give us our first look at the sun's poles and to gather data that might help predict space weather.
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The sun, illustration.

Probe Gets Close To The Sun — Finds Rogue Plasma Waves And Flipping Magnetic Fields

Dec 04, 2019
The initial results from an ambitious mission to get a spacecraft close to the Sun are shedding new light on some old mysteries about our closest star.
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The Two-Way
Loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings are packed into containers at the Gumbo Limbo Nature Center before being taken to a U.S. Coast Guard vessel for release in Boca Raton, Fla.

Magnetic Fields Are A Big Predictor Of A Loggerhead Turtle's Genes

Apr 12, 2018
You might expect turtles that live near each other or in similar environments would be genetically similar. But new research shows that magnetic fields actually have more to do with genetic likeness.
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The Two-Way
A jar handle stamped with concentric circles, excavated from a site in Jerusalem called Ramat Rahel.

Iron Age Potters Carefully Recorded Earth's Magnetic Field — By Accident

Feb 14, 2017
The planet's magnetic field is weakening. Scientists aren't sure why, but studying ancient jars could help them find out. The ceramics provide a remarkable window onto Earth's magnetic past.
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Shots - Health News

Zap! Magnet Study Offers Fresh Insights Into How Memory Works

Dec 01, 2016
A magnetic pulse to a certain spot in the brain of healthy volunteers restored recently "forgotten" thoughts, researchers found. The study is shifting the understanding of short-term recall.
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