First Glimpse of Star Flip

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Artists impression of tau Bootis flipping its north and south magnetic poles. Credit: Art by Karen Teramura University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
Artist's impression of 'tau Bootis' flipping its north and south magnetic poles. Credit: Art by Karen Teramura, University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy

An international team of astrophysicists has, for the first time, discovered a star other than the Sun flipping its north and south magnetic poles.


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