Earth's magnetic field dramatically flipped a little more than 40,000 years ago. We can now experience this epic upheaval, ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

The sun is getting ready to flip. Every 11 or so years, the sun undergoes an epic transformation: its magnetic poles reverse.

Your navigation system just got a critical update, one that happens periodically because Earth’s magnetic north pole keeps moving. Here’s what to know.

Earth's magnetic poles are shifting unpredictably, with rapid drifts and weakening fields raising questions about a possible future reversal and its global effects.

With the right preparations and technological solutions in place, aviation would continue to operate safely, even during a ...

Could the expected solar flares bring a greater chance of seeing the northern lights? Sophia Herod takes a look.

Check your compass again — Earth’s north magnetic pole ... Some speculate that this could presage a flip of the north and south magnetic poles, but scientists say there’s no evidence that ...

By comparison, the magnetic north pole is the northernmost convergence point in Earth’s magnetic field ... Scientists have estimated that this polar flip, which can take thousands of years ...

"In short, there is no specific 'moment' in which the sun's poles flip," French said. "It's not like the Earth, where the flip is measured by the migration of the North/South pole." It generally ...