magnetic field
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It rotates on its side, has an irregular magnetic field, and is surrounded by moons that may contain subsurface oceans beneath icy crusts.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
The beams heat the plasma and spin it to create a stable magnetic field.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Bill Atkinson, a brilliant Apple programmer, kept his eyes on the screen as though they were fixed there by a magnetic field.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
Fu specializes in paleomagnetism, which uses records of Earth's magnetic field preserved in rocks to reconstruct the planet's past.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026
“That’s the point. According to Grumman, the earth’s magnetic field changed dramatically at various times in the past, and the earth’s axis actually moved, too, so that temperate areas became ice-bound.”
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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