Started a new topic: If I took a Desticle into space, how would it react?(26 Replies))

It would point towards the nearest magnetic force. If you aren't near enough to any source of magnetism, then it would be useless.

It would point to your mom. OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

If you were near something with magnetic polarity then yes it would work. If not then no.

Stars and some other celestial bodies generate magnetic fields, and some objects such as magnetars are so magnetic they could pull the iron out of your blood from thousands of miles away. I am sure a compass would react to all of that kind of stuff being spewed out into space.

As you leave the Earth and move into space the magnetic field will get weaker. Even though the field is weaker, the compass can still align with it meaning that a compass on the International Space Station would still be a reliable guide to the North Pole. If you choose to go further away, things would get a little more interesting. If you move far enough away from Earth you will reach a point where the Sun’s magnetic field will be stronger than the Earth’s. At this point, your compass would swap allegiance, and would begin pointing towards the Suns magnetic north pole. Of course, if you were to send a compass right out into intergalactic space, the space between galaxies. Then you compass would probably not work at all. A stronger compass will detect fainter magnetic fields, but get far away enough from a magnetic source and your compass would not point anywhere. Source: http://www.spaceanswers.com/deep-space/where-would-a-compass-point-to-in-space/

Point to the magnetic poles.