he Sun's Magnetic Field is about to Flip
December 6, 2013
(Editor's Note: This story was originally issued August 2013.)
Something big is about to happen on the sun. According to measurements from NASA-supported observatories, the sun's vast magnetic field is about to flip.
"It looks like we're no more than three to four months away from a complete field reversal," said solar physicist Todd Hoeksema of Stanford University. "This change will have ripple effects throughout the solar system.