Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move—and in surprising ways. With the release of the World Magnetic Model 2025, ...

Every five years, the location of the Magnetic North Pole is updated. In the latest model, it continues its shift toward ...

At the most northerly tip of the UK, looking north from the island of Muckle Flugga, Shetland, the cold wind whips up the sea ...

The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles (295 kilometers) above Mercury’s night side before ...

Experts from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the British Geological Survey joined forces, as they ...

Learn why the magnetic north pole has been moving away from Canada and toward Siberia over the past century, accelerating in ...

It would be nearly half a century before the first explorers would claim to have reached the geographic North Pole. The real North Pole has no land, only shifting Arctic Ocean ice. For parts of ...

Discover what's going on at the north pole, as scientists work to update the world's GPS systems to account for strange ...

The magnetic north pole is different from the geographic North Pole, which is always stationary. The geographic North Pole is the point where Earth's axis of rotation meets the planet's surface ...

This shift disrupts the World Magnetic Model (WMM), essential for navigation in GPS systems, smartphones, and military ...

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 ...

The moon has both a South and North Pole, but just how cold are they? For context, Antarctica's coastal temperatures average around 14°F (-10°C), while the interior drops to -76°F (-60°C ...