The new study suggests that gravity was an important factor but that magnetism also played a role.

Magnetism cannot be taught or bought—you either have that star quality, or you don’t. Being magnetic means having the ability to not only call, but to keep others’ attention.

Dust from meteorites contains a "fossil record" dating back 4.6 billion years to the formation of the sun, revealing the role ...

Study of inclusions in a primordial meteorite suggests that magnetism must be considered in simulations of planet formation, ...

Around 4.6 billion years ago, the solar system was little more than a giant ball of gas and dust. Over the next few million years, this "solar nebula" underwent a huge transformation, flattening into ...

Learn how a magnetic field may have helped shape the Solar System, embedding traces of ancient magnetism within a meteorite ...

Reaching out into the cosmos with invisible tendrils, magnetism is simultaneously otherwordly and mundane. These forces can pin a photo to your fridge or even billow off Earth’s poles to combat solar ...

I have a confession: I'm obsessed with magnets. We rely on magnets every day, but seldom give them a second thought. There are magnets in your credit card, your cellphone, your car, microwave oven and ...

Scientists have found a surprising way to potentially switch on an unusual form of magnetism in ruthenium dioxide, a material ...

Scientists have used an electric field to reverse the handedness of atomic vibrations known as chiral phonons. Chiral phonons ...