Solar Magnetic Field Flip Poses No Problem
from 60-Second Space Hosted by Scientific American
The only issue related to the flip of the sun's magnetic field is that it corresponds with the peak of the sunspot cycle, when the sun is prone to launch flares and bursts of plasma into space that can effect satellites and power grids. John Matson reports.
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