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 ...

he showed that certain areas of the sun were highly magnetic, with fields thousands of times stronger than Earth's. This magnetism was strongest in dark regions called sunspots. In the 17th ...

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A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned, leaving our planet’s field less open to the aurora-causing effects of the solar wind. However, towards the equinox, the two fields ...

researchers harnessed the opportunity to track the sun's magnetic field as it traveled into the solar system. They found that the sharply oscillating magnetic field smooths out to gentle waves ...

As the spring equinox approaches, northern lights hunters will scour the skies for breathtaking displays of color.

Related: 32 stunning photos of auroras seen from space The northern lights occur when charged particles from the sun — called ...