It’s a topsy-turvy world out there and astronomers have new evidence to prove it. Researchers have for the first time documented that a star other than the sun flips its magnetic poles. The magnetic reversal observed on the nearby star tau Bootis may shed light on the origin of the sun’s 11-year magnetic cycle, which can affect Earth’s climate.
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