Astronomers show magnetic field of a red dwarf star may be approaching polar reversal
The SPIRou spectrograph optical system in the clean room at IRAP/OMP in Toulouse. Credit: S. Chastanet—Service communication OMP The 11-year solar activity cycle is a well-known phenomenon, during which the intensity of the sun’s magnetic field varies and its polarities reverse. Over the past 30 years, astronomers have identified similar behavior in several sun-like stars.
Elida Pekar
October 26, 2023