Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion?

From	ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram)
Newsgroups	sci.physics
Subject	Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion?
Date	2026-02-05 14:35 +0000
Organization	Stefan Ram
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Jeremiah Jones <jj@j.j> wrote or quoted:
>The earth is big and heavy and full of iron and stuff.  It smooths out
>the fuzz in the sun's magnetism and keeps a lid on the magnetic
>typhoons.

  Earth's magnetic field shields our atmosphere and us from
  dangerous solar particles. And there are hot regions in
  Earth beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean that stabilized
  the Earth's magnetic field. 

  "Mantle heterogeneity influenced Earth's ancient magnetic field"
  (2026-02-03) - A. J. Biggin et al.

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Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-01 11:57 +0000
  Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-02-01 12:57 +0000
    Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-01 16:44 +0000
      Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-02-01 16:55 +0000
        Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Ian <gay@sfu.ca> - 2026-02-01 16:19 -0800
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-02 05:35 +0100
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-02 05:40 +0100
            Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-02-02 08:02 -0600
              Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-02 14:44 +0000
              Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-03 04:54 +0100
            Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-02 07:20 -0800
              Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-02-02 16:30 +0000
                Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-02-02 19:27 +0000
              Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-02 22:55 +0100
            Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Ian <gay@sfu.ca> - 2026-02-02 14:30 -0800
              Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-03 02:03 +0100
    Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-02-09 14:19 +0000
  Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-02 00:41 +1100
    Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? "Edward Rawde" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2026-02-01 09:58 -0500
    Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jeremiah Jones <jj@j.j> - 2026-02-02 08:50 -0800
      Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-02 09:28 -0800
      Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-02-02 11:49 -0600
        Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2026-02-02 14:23 -0500
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-02 12:39 -0800
            Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2026-02-02 15:53 -0500
      Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-02-02 11:43 -0600
      Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ehsjr <ehsjr@verizon.net> - 2026-02-02 16:49 -0500
        Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jeremiah Jones <jj@j.j> - 2026-02-02 20:42 -0800
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-04 20:11 +0100
            Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jeremiah Jones <jj@j.j> - 2026-02-05 16:24 -0800
              Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-06 02:09 +0100
                Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jeremiah Jones <jj@j.j> - 2026-02-06 00:24 -0800
                Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-06 20:18 +1100
              Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-06 18:07 +1100
                Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-07 01:54 +0100
                Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jeremiah Jones <jj@j.j> - 2026-02-07 19:48 -0800
                Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? athel.cb@gmail.com <user12588@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-02-08 11:42 +0000
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-05 16:48 -0800
        Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-04 16:36 +0100
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-04 08:49 -0800
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? John Hasler <john@sugarbit.com> - 2026-02-04 10:58 -0600
            Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-04 19:44 +0100
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-02-04 18:21 -0800
      Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-03 15:54 +1100
        Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jeremiah Jones <jj@j.j> - 2026-02-03 20:35 -0800
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-02-04 16:59 +1100
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-04 16:58 +0100
          Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-02-05 14:35 +0000
      Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2026-02-04 16:23 +0100
  Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Colin <colin@example.invalid> - 2026-02-01 18:31 +0000
    Re: Could magnets be used for interstellar propulsion? Jan Panteltje <alien@comet.invalid> - 2026-02-02 05:54 +0000

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