The sun’s magnetic poles are about to flip, and it could cause lower latitude northern lights, more intense solar storms and potential danger for astronauts and satellite communication. However, ...

The emergence of a mysterious area in the South Atlantic where the geomagnetic field strength is decreasing rapidly, has led to speculation that Earth is heading towards a magnetic polarity reversal.

You might be scared if you heard Earth’s North Pole and South Pole were about to flip positions. The sun is about to do the same thing, and it’s not a worry for us. The sun is a big magnetic ball of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Earth’s history suggests our current magnetic anomaly isn’t the prelude to a pole flip. The magnetic ...

Earth is a giant bar magnet, and its north and south poles have been quietly swapping places over eons, scrambling what compasses would point to, if anyone were around to check. These changing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earth in space with a two blue fields emanating from it indicating the planet's magnetic field. Earth, our rocky, watery oasis in ...

The sun’s got a lot going on this year, what with that impending solar eclipse and everything. It’s poles are reportedly flipping, too, but don’t worry — this isn’t a bad thing at all. The Association ...

Is there something strange and alien confined deep inside the Earth? Is it trying to break free and escape into the heavens? No, of course not. But in a new soundscape from the ESA, it sure sounds ...