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Physicists Trace Sun's Magnetic Engine, 200k Kilometers Below Surface


NJIT Physicists Trace Sun’s Magnetic Engine, 200,000 Kilometers Below Surface In an analysis of nearly three decades of solar acoustic data, NJIT physicists report evidence that the solar dynamo — the magnetic engine powering the Sun’s 11-year cycles and eruptive events — operates nearly 200,000 kilometers beneath the Sun’s surface. Every eleven years, the Sun’s magnetic field flips.

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