Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of the sun's magnetic field reversal and investigate the effects it could have on Earth. Related: How a giant sunspot unleashed solar storms that spawned ...

The physical correlation of magnetic intensity and sunspots is clearly revealed when we fade back and forth between a filtered (i.e., white light) image of the Sun with a magnetic image ...

Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat, a source of life. Plants are coaxed from the Earth by its rays, bringing spring, followed by bountiful harvests.

The sunspots are the visible evidence of the solar magnetic field changing its polarity, and appear as darker areas where there is a greater strength of magnetic flux in the sun’s photosphere.

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

Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager (HMI) image of the big sunspot that occurred on 5 May 2024, in magnetic field. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

On a dynamic planet like Earth, it can be easy for drivers of change to go unnoticed – but scientists have now established and investigated an unexpected link between the Sun and our homeworld.

The increase in the number of solar missions is no coincidence. The reason behind this has to do with the solar cycle ...

For terrestrial impacts, they used geomagnetic field measurements recorded in ... The Extreme Space Weather Event of February 1872: Sunspots, Magnetic Disturbance, and Auroral Displays, The ...

This story appears in the June 2012 issue of National Geographic magazine. On Thursday, September 1, 1859, a 33-year-old brewer and amateur astronomer named Richard Carrington climbed the stairs ...

Thus a change in the number and location of sunspots reveals changes in the magnetic field of the Sun. It turns out that what’s behind the solar cycle is these periodic changes in the Sun’s ...