Scientists have managed to turn Laschamps event, or the cosmic event when Earth's magnetic poles switched places – the North ...

An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the Earth.

The robotic Solar Orbiter spacecraft has obtained the first images ever taken of our sun's two poles as scientists seek a deeper understanding of Earth's host star, including its magnetic field ...

During Solar Orbiter’s observations of the Sun, the polarity from the north and the south poles are both present in the south pole. This marks a crucial time in understanding the Sun’s activity.

For the first time, ESA’s Solar Orbiter has captured direct images of the Sun’s north and south poles, offering crucial insight into the chaotic magnetic fields during peak solar activity ...

Images of the north pole are still being transmitted by the spacecraft back to Earth. Solar Orbiter, developed by ESA in collaboration with the U.S. space agency NASA, was launched in 2020 from ...

Unlike Earth, which has fixed north and south poles, the sun's equivalents flip on an 11-year cycle. This is because its equator spins faster than its poles - every 26 days compared to every 33 days - ...

The first ever video and images of the Sun's south pole have been sent back to Earth by the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft. The new images will enable scientists to learn how the ...

"Whilst the Earth has a clear north and south pole, the Solar Orbiter measurements show both north and south polarity magnetic fields are currently present at the south pole of the sun. This ...

Get our newsletter! The Solar Orbiter has captured the first-ever views of the sun's south pole. ESA & NASA / Solar Orbiter / EUI Team, D. Berghmans (ROB), via ESA Standard Licence ...

However, the Sun's south pole exhibits a "messy" magnetism, with both north and south polarity fields present. The ESA explained that messy magnetism can develop quickly during each solar cycle.