Tag: field

Something strange is happening with Earth’s magnetic field tail

You may not know this, but Earth’s magnetic field has a tail. As the sun‘s solar wind buffets the planet, it leaves behind a sort of long shadow that trails out in our planet’s wake. Scientists call this magnetic tail, appropriately, the magnetotail. Typically, the magnetotail is strewn with magnetic storms. But for the past […]

Saipem Bags Subsea Contract for Ndungu Field in Angola

Saipem Bags Subsea Contract for Ndungu Field in Angola This article was first published on Rigzone here Azule Energy Angola SPA has awarded Saipem SPA engineering works for the Ndungu field offshore Angola, in a contract worth $850 million. “Saipem’s scope of work entails the engineering, fabrication, transportation and installation of approximately 60 km [37.3 […]

Biden Camp Has a Field Day With Wobbly Trump at Podium

The Biden campaign gleefully turned one of Donald Trump’s favorite digs against him on Saturday, branding the 78-year-old candidate as woefully geriatric in response to his embarrassing stumble at a Minnesota rally on Friday. Video from the event shared by Biden-Harris HQ on X showed Trump grabbing the lectern during his remarks on stage, after […]

Pilot makes emergency landing in northeast Arkansas field

GREENE COUNTY, Ark. – A pilot was forced to make an emergency landing in a northeast Arkansas field on Thursday. According to a social media post by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday afternoon, the pilot landed his four-seat single-engine Piper Cherokee in the farm field after an engine failure. Small plane crashes into Hot […]

Chunk of space debris lands in Sask. farm field

As a farmer in rural Saskatchewan, Barry Sawchuk is used to removing rocks and weeds from his fields. But he recently discovered a two-metre wide, 40-kilogram heap of twisted, burnt metal. “My oldest son and I were out driving around just checking fields,” said Sawchuk, who farms near Ituna, Sask., about 250 kilometres southeast of […]

Earth’s magnetic field almost collapsed 591 million years ago. It may have allowed complex life to thrive

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Earth’s magnetic field plays a key role in making our planet habitable. The protective bubble over the atmosphere shields the planet from solar radiation, winds, cosmic rays and wild swings in temperature. However, Earth’s magnetic field […]