magnetic field
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The beams heat the plasma and spin it to create a stable magnetic field.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
These plasma clumps are carried along by the star's magnetic field, forming a doughnut shaped structure called a torus.
From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026
Bill Atkinson, a brilliant Apple programmer, kept his eyes on the screen as though they were fixed there by a magnetic field.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
A phenomenon known as the Russell-McPherron effect can make the Northern Lights stronger around the equinoxes, as the Earth's magnetic field is aligned with the incoming solar winds.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
The Earth’s magnetic field has diminished by perhaps as much as 6 percent in the last century alone.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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