Earth’s magnetic north is not static. Like an anchorless buoy pushed by ocean waves, the magnetic field is constantly on the move as liquid iron sloshes around in the planet’s outer core.
The planet's magnetic North Pole, where compasses point, has been unexpectedly moving toward Russia. While shifting is not a rare occurrence, the pole is moving both faster and differently than it ...
However, the North Magnetic Pole has actually been moving gradually since away from the location it was first documented back in the 1830s. Now, scientists say we may finally understand why it’s ...
The recent WMM update reveals that Earth’s magnetic North Pole is moving from Canada to Siberia in Russia. This shift is driven by the flow of molten iron and nickel between our planet’s two ...
While the geographic North Pole remains fixed in place (at ... Santa's Sat Nav gets major upgrade just in time for Christmas! "Magnetic North has been moving slowly around Canada since the 1500s ...
the magnetic north pole has been slowly sweeping across the Arctic. Its position was first observed in 1831 in Nunavut, northern Canada, by British explorer James Clark Ross. Since then, it has been ...