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Airlines, shipping companies and sleigh drivers rush to update crucial navigation systems ahead of Christmas rush
Release of major upgrade to a new model tracking magnetic north prompts global reset of satellite tracking systems across trade and passenger transport routes.
A-roaring display
The dazzling and colourful aurora borealis, or northern lights, observed by many across the UK last weekend was one of the most extreme and long-lasting geomagnetic storms recorded in the last 155 years.
51ΑΤΖζ leads update to maps of the Earth magnetic field
The International Geomagnetic Reference Field, used for navigation on mobile phones and in space, is updated every five years.
Will 2024 be the Year of the Aurora?
The Sun approximate eleven-year activity cycle is predicted to peak this year, prompting BGS scientists to anticipate that 2024 will be the βYear of the Auroraβ.
From the Earth’s core to outer space: understanding the magnetic field
A special webinar focusing on our our geomagnetism research, including how we measure the magnetic field, everyday applications and mitigating the threats of space weather.
Observing magnetic fields: 100 years of data
Marking the centenary of the Lerwick Geophysical Observatory.
UK geomagnetic blind spots tackled with new observatories
Three new geomagnetic observatories have been installed across the UK to fill in the country 'blind spots' and tackle the risk posed by space weather.
The Great North Run
The directions of true, grid and magnetic north will, for the first time, coincide at various locations in Great Britain between 2022 and 2026.