One way to track the solar cycle is by counting the number of sunspots, which are dark, cooler patches on the Sun’s surface.
The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of ...
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 polarity ...