Hoeksema said. "That question we don't yet know how to answer." What we do know is that the solar magnetic field flip does not occur instantly. Instead, it consists of a gradual transition from a ...

The idea that our planet’s magnetic field could flip, turning north into south and vice versa, is both thrilling and unsettling. Such dramatic events, known as geomagnetic reversals, have shaped ...

notable for being the most recent reversal of the planet’s magnetic poles, The Japan Times reported January 17. It’s named for the Chiba Prefecture in Japan, where a deposition of minerals and marine ...