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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Psyche’s magnetometer may have detected a signature of the solar wind interacting with Mars’ upper atmosphere or its remnant magnetic field, and its spectrometers were tuned to measure the chemical composition of the Martian surface underneath the spacecraft’s flight path.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Faster neutron research Meanwhile, the researchers can now carry out experiments under more extreme conditions, such as magnetic fields, extreme temperatures, and intense pressure environments.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Auroras are typically strongest closer to midnight, when Earth’s magnetic field is most favorably aligned with incoming solar particles.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Clear skies, dark conditions and favorable magnetic field alignment all need to come together at the first moment.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 May 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Faster neutron research Meanwhile, the researchers can now carry out experiments under more extreme conditions, such as magnetic fields, extreme temperatures, and intense pressure environments.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Auroras are typically strongest closer to midnight, when Earth’s magnetic field is most favorably aligned with incoming solar particles.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
Clear skies, dark conditions and favorable magnetic field alignment all need to come together at the first moment.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 May 2026
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“Magnetic field.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnetic%20field. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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