Magnetic Fields

'Magnetic Force Field' Keeps Hydrogen Gas Cloud Alive During Collisions With the Milky Way

The massive Smith Cloud of hydrogen gas is on a collision course with the Milky Way galaxy, and while most gas clouds are destroyed in our galaxy's outer layer of hot ionized gas, scientists have discovered the cloud has a special line of defense: a "magnetic forcefield."

Comet Lovejoy's Sun-Grazing Stunt Reveals Sun's Magnetic Fields [Video]

Comet Lovejoy's trip into our sun 1 1/2 years ago not only helped it earn title of "The Great Christmas Comet of 2011," it has revealed secrets about the sun's magnetic field itself, according to a new study.

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