In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s ...

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation ...

Our phones have already adapted to the latest shift in the Earth's magnetic pole position, as it appears to be continually ...

It's time to recalibrate the navigation systems on ships, airplanes, as the position of the magnetic North Pole is officially ...

This flips the magnetic north and south poles, and the change can last for tens of thousands of years. Scientists have estimated that this polar flip, which can take thousands of years to complete ...

Our phones have already adapted to the latest change in the Earth's magnetic pole position, as it continuously shifts towards ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

The magnetic north pole is different from the ... It might have to do with the way the fluid-flow under the north pole is changing.” Most people probably won’t notice major differences on ...

Scientists have monitored the magnetic north pole for centuries. The World Magnetic Model (WMM) predicts its future position.

The FAA has rules rounding the renumbering of runways, according to points on a compass, from one to 36. These reflect the ...