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’s most turbulent phase is no longer a distant forecast. With Solar Cycle 25 in its peak period, scientists expect a greater concentration of eruptions capable of disrupting radio links, ...

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered that a solar flare is triggered by initially weak ...

A sharp, S-shaped kink in the solar wind has just swept past our planet, giving scientists their first clear look at a magnetic “switchback” inside Earth’s own magnetic shield. The zigzagging ...

A small, round piece of asteroid Ryugu (sample #91), called “S-lunar,” contains tiny particles (less than 1 mm) that will allow planetary scientists to study the magnetic signature of the early solar ...