Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

You’ll guess that two of them are true North, pointing to the North Pole, and magnetic North, pointing to the Earth’s north magnetic field, but how about the third? It’s grid North — the ...

This will officially move the magnetic North Pole closer to Siberia, from 1 January 2025. Unlike 'true north', which is the direction that points directly towards the geographic North Pole ...

Your compass won’t help you, because it points toward magnetic north—not “true north,” your actual destination. Students trying to discern the path toward their ultimate, personal, and professional ...

The magnetic compass, a crucial navigation tool during the Age of Exploration, points north and many people intuitively think of true north as "up" and south as "down." Historically ...

The Earth acts like a giant bar magnet, with a magnetic north and south pole. Confusingly, these are not in the same place as the geographic north (True North) and south pole. In fact, they ...