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Will The Sun’s Magnetic Field Flip This Year?

PBS Space Time explores the outer reaches of space, the craziness of astrophysics, the possibilities of sci-fi, and anything else you can think of beyond Planet Earth. Host Matt O'Dowd breaks down both the basic and incredibly complex sides of space and time.

Will The Sun’s Magnetic Field Flip This Year?

Season 10 Episode 13 | 16m 11s | CC

Solar activity is still increasing in a sunspot cycle that is proving way more intense than scientists predicted. Just how much stronger is it going to get?

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