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The position of the magnetic north pole is officially changing. Why?
the magnetic south pole — the point in the Southern Hemisphere where the magnetic field points straight into the planet — doesn't move in quite the same way. But changes in the strength of the ...
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The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
The upcoming switch in polarity will be from the northern to southern magnetic ... will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching ...
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All About the Northern Lights in the United States, Including When and How to View Them
a rare luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres. Typically, the northern lights (also known as the aurora borealis) are best viewed from high northern ...
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WATCH — The science behind the northern lights
But the aurora can also form around the magnetic south pole. These are what we call the southern lights, or aurora australis. When the solar wind disrupts our magnetic field, that’s called a ...