north pole
noun
1
a
often capitalized N&P
: the northernmost point of the earth
broadly
: the corresponding point of a celestial body (such as a planet)
b
: the zenith of the heavens as viewed from the north terrestrial pole
2
of a magnet
: the pole that points toward the north when the magnet is freely suspended
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Because the ice giant takes just over 84 Earth years to complete one orbit around the sun, the researchers mainly got to observe the planet's northern spring as the sun moved from shining directly over the planet's equator to almost directly over its north pole by 2030.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Each atom acts like a mini magnet with a north pole that points up or down.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
Venus may be grabbing all of the headlines, but the craters of Mercury's north pole region star in the latest stunning images from the $1.8 billion BepiColumbo mission.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
During solar minimum, the sun's magnetic field is close to a dipole, with one north pole and one south pole, similar to Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Each atom acts like a mini magnet with a north pole that points up or down.
—Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 16 Jan. 2025
Venus may be grabbing all of the headlines, but the craters of Mercury's north pole region star in the latest stunning images from the $1.8 billion BepiColumbo mission.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
During solar minimum, the sun's magnetic field is close to a dipole, with one north pole and one south pole, similar to Earth's magnetic field.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“North pole.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/north%20pole. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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