The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years, which marks an important stage in the solar cycle. The shift in ...

A breakthrough simulation reveals how magnetars form and evolve, solving a key mystery about their magnetic origins. Magnetars are a rare type of neutron star with the strongest magnetic fields in the ...

This article was originally published with the title “ Magnetic Fields on the Quiet Sun ” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 215 No. 5 (November 1966), p. 54 doi:10.1038 ...

Still, sun-watching spacecraft caught impressive views of the ejection as it blasted plasma and magnetic field into space. And here is the CME from the X2.0 limb flare as seen by LASCO C2.

NASA has released a computer model that shows the sun's beautiful, unpredictable, and invisible magnetic field lines. Produced by Darren Weaver. Original reporting by Dave Mosher. Follow TI ...

One end points towards magnetic north and the other end points south. You can use a compass to check which direction each end is facing. The Sun is in the South at about midday, so you can also ...