In mid-December of 2024, scientists officially updated the World Magnetic Model (WMM), which helps keep track of our planet’s magnetic north and its chaotic and relatively unpredictable movements. This new model updates the location of magnetic north while also providing improved navigation for technologies reliant on Earth’s magnetic field.

Scientists released an update to a model that maps the ever-moving pole and has significant implications for navigation systems

Earth’s magnetic north pole is on the move—and in surprising ways. With the release of the World Magnetic Model 2025, scientists reveal new details about its unpredictable journey and why it has slowed down after decades of rapid acceleration.

A new teaser that FX dropped for Alien: Earth shows planet Earth will serve as the show’s setting. In the teaser, a Xenomorph heads toward Earth in a ship that is hurtling rapidly through space and is about to crash into the planet.

: A teaser trailer of a spaceship making a crash landing on Earth dropped during the AFC Championship game. Watch it above. As its summer release inches closer, the new FX series Alien: Earth will drop new assets and interviews teasing what’s ahead.