Magnetic fields

Black Hole's magnetic field mapped for the first time, see spectacular images

Images released by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration revealed how the black hole, some 55 million light-years away at the centre of galaxy M87, appears in polarised light.

Mar 26, 2021, 09:17 AM IST

This solar region illustrates fierce battle of magnetic fields to connect & reconnect - Watch!

A relatively small but growing active region on our sun illustrated the fierce battle of magnetic fields as they connect and reconnect and struggle from May 30-31, 2016.

Jun 06, 2016, 11:05 AM IST

See pic: NASA illustrates mesmerizing behaviour of the sun's magnetic fields!

This time, the US space agency has once again managed to get us hooked on to the fiery star after it released an image depicting the sun's magnetic fields.

Mar 16, 2016, 11:11 AM IST

Strong magnetic fields very common in stars: Study

Using a recently developed technique to detect magnetic fields inside stars, a team of astronomers has discovered that these are very common in stars.

Jan 05, 2016, 12:03 PM IST

Watch: NASA's SDO captures swirling magnetic loops on the sun!

This video was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on November 11-12, 2015. 

Nov 19, 2015, 20:47 PM IST

Earth-like planets may have magnetic fields, life too

Earth-like planets orbiting close to small stars probably have magnetic fields that protect them from stellar radiation and help maintain surface conditions that could be conducive to life, new research shows.

Sep 30, 2015, 10:52 AM IST

Massive binary star with magnetic fields discovered

Scientists have discovered the first massive binary star, epsilon Lupi, in which both stars have magnetic fields.

Sep 14, 2015, 11:46 AM IST