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Sun's Magnetic Field Almost Completely Reversed, Marking Midpoint of Solar Cycle 24 [VIDEOS]
The Sun's magnetic field is poised to completely flip, an event that happens every 11 years. Solar physicists began anticipating the reversal of polarity this summer, reporting in August that the reversal would be complete in the coming months. The polarity of the star's northern hemisphere already appears to have reversed and the southern hemisphere should be complete soon, scientists report.
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