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Second star found to have magnetic-field flips also flips them fast

Posted on July 6, 2013 by

Tau Bootis A is a Sun-like white-dwarf star about 51 light-years from Earth. Its magnetic field changes polarity once every year as opposed to the 11 years it takes our Sun. While astronomers don’t really know why this is the … Continue reading →

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