Magnet

Browse ScienceInfo articles and explainers related to Magnet.

Topic archive

Articles about Magnet

120 published items.

Is alien life trying to contact Earth?
Space science

Is alien life trying to contact Earth?

Astronomers from Curtin University have discovered a star 15,000 light years away that continuously emits radio pulses every 22 minutes.

January 15, 2025
Plan to 'catch' meteorites with giant magnets
Space science

Plan to 'catch' meteorites with giant magnets

USA- Astronomers are planning to collect a meteorite from another star system that crashed into the Pacific Ocean with an energy equivalent to 110 tons of TNT.

August 12, 2022
James Maxwell - The Forgotten Great Physicist
Science story

James Maxwell - The Forgotten Great Physicist

The physicist with a rather strange name actually contributed only a small part as explaining the principle of radio waves, magnets and battery charging. But why is he s…

November 5, 2021
Why do magnets stick together?
Discover science

Why do magnets stick together?

Each magnet has 2 sides or 2 ends called the south pole and the north pole. This is because if you hang a magnet on a thread, its south pole will be facing to the North.

January 8, 2020