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 ...

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.

It took 250 years for the Laschamps reversal to take place and it stayed in the unusual orientation for about 440 years. At most, Earth's magnetic field may have remained at 25 percent of its current ...

Some speculate that this could presage a flip of the north and south magnetic poles, but scientists say there’s no evidence that any pole reversal is imminent — plus, it would take place over ...

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

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

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

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

This flips the magnetic north and south poles, and the change can last for tens of thousands of years. Scientists have estimated that this polar flip, which can take thousands of years to complete ...

This magnetic cycle lasts approximately 22 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 ...

Some speculate that this could presage a flip of the north and south magnetic poles, but scientists say there’s no evidence that any pole reversal is imminent – plus, it would take place over ...