Tagged: magnetic field

– For the first time, a team of astronomers led by SIfA PhD student Jane Kaczmarek, has detected a magnetic field associated with the Magellanic Bridge, a gaseous structure in the nearby Magellanic Clouds system. Visible by the naked eyes in the southern night sky,...

By Dr. Tony Phillips, NASA.gov Website August 5, 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 3 to 4 months away...