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Why is Earth a Magnet? (Part One)


Earth's Inconstant Magnetic Field.

Our planet's magnetic field is in a constant state of change, say researchers who are beginning to understand how it behaves and why.

Earth has a large-scale magnetic field. Solar wind is deflected away from Earth, protecting the atmosphere. Earth has a magnetic field, but obviously that is not what is really happening. So what is really happening? Read more [...]