BBC Science Focus Magazine

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR MAGNETIC FIELD?

FEATURE

Earth’s magnetic field is a behemoth. It stretches some 65,000km towards the Sun but on the night side of the planet extends beyond six million kilometres. That means that for about a week of its month-long journey around Earth, the Moon is embedded within our magnetic field.

The core is behind all this. As heat escapes from the solid inner core

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