As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.

The big gap in our knowledge is that we don’t have measurements of the magnetic field in the sun’s atmosphere, its corona,” says Gibson, who is a co-author of this new study.

The sun’s surface is a brilliant display of sunspots and flares driven by the solar magnetic field, which is internally generated through a process called dynamo action. Astrophysicists have ...

Armed with a better understanding of where the Sun’s magnetic field comes from, physicists may soon stand a better chance of predicting how much activity each 11-year solar cycle holds in store.

The sun’s powerful magnetic field has long puzzled scientists. A new study suggests the source of its magnetic field is nearer the surface than first thought.

The sun's magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depths in the star's interior than previously ...

Sun’s magnetic field originates surprisingly close to the surface New finding addresses a 400-year-old mystery, once explored by Galileo ...

The poles of the sun’s magnetic field are fading away. But don’t panic: it’s all part of our host star’s usual 11-year cycle of activity. Over the past couple of years, ...

On the Sun, however, the magnetic fields are much messier and more disorganized than on Earth. About every 11 years, the Sun's magnetic field does a flip. In other words, the north pole becomes ...

Scientists believe the Sun’s magnetic field could reverse within our lifetime, a natural cycle that occurs roughly every 11 years. While this solar polarity shift is not dangerous, it can impact ...

The sun’s powerful magnetic field has long puzzled scientists. A new study suggests the source of its magnetic field is nearer the surface than first thought.