Does a Galaxy as a whole produce a magnetic field?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

The magnetic field existing around particular stellar object or heavenly body is simply a culmination of the magnetic fields of the atoms that make up that planet or moon or star or whatever.

To say a galaxy produces a magnetic field is not so true as to say the atoms within the components of the galaxy are producing magnetic fileds which can be combined into one huge field.

Answer 3

Individual celestial bodies in the galaxy produce magnetic fields such as stars and planets and some satelittes but the galaxy itself is only a name for a group of bodies that make it up.
As a whole the galaxy does not make one magnetic field but contains many magnetic fields. Also they are in random directions as not all the magnetic fields of the bodies are in alignment.

Answer 4

Good question. Makes me wonder. The earth's magnetic field is caused by its molten iron core. Don't know what causes the magnetic fields on the sun (it's just a big gas bomb). My theory is that galaxies contain the things that have magnetic fields, but have no uniform, collective, magnetic fields of their own.

Answer 5

it is not the galaxy with megnatic field otherwise we wont be going around the galaxy it is the supermassive blackhole in the middle of the galaxy. Consider it how can we go around the galaxy with only stars in middle there has to be something powerful in middle which is super massive blackhole. Think about it.

Answer 6

Yes.

Answer 7

Yes but it's extremely weak and very loosely structured.

Answer 8

yes they do.