... Earth's North Magnetic Pole . ... A magnetic compass does not point toward the true North Pole of the Earth. Rather, it more closely points toward the North Magnetic Pole of the Earth. The North Magnetic Pole is currently located in northern Canada. ... Globular star cluster Palomar 13 has roamed the halo of our Milky Way Galaxy for the last 12 billion years. ... Here is what a meteor shower looks like from orbit. ... Last year, the 1999 Leonids Meteor Shower came to a tremendous crescendo. ...