NASA tells us that the sun’s magnetic field is about ready for a reversal. Don’t be too concerned, this is a big event but a regular part of the eleven year solar cycle.

The Sun’s Magnetic Field is about to Flip

Space events keep playing a more and more important role in our lives. Massive solar flares used to go unnoticed until we started to string telephone and electric power cables overhead. Now we have satellites and space stations that can receive severe damage from a healthy dose of radiation from our nearest star.

If you are not tasked with taking care of objects in space, though, the increased radiation might provide benefits to radio propagation on some higher frequencies than normal and some unusual auroral displays. Keep looking up.