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“Sometimes the Sun’s magnetic field goes haywire and the effects are felt
right here on Earth. Using a supercomputer and data from NASA’s Ulysses
spacecraft, scientists are beginning to understand a curious event two
years ago when the Sun sprouted two north poles.” NASA
