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Cosmic Queries – Navigating the Cosmos

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The Magnetic Field Flip

The sun has a very strong magnetic field and it flips every 11 years. The Earth's magnetic North Pole is our southern, is the South part of the Earth magnet. On your compass, the side that points North is the North part of the North-South needle. We just all agree to call it North.

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