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There’s a cosmic rhythm that permeates the entire solar system. 

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Around every 11 years, the Sun's magnetic field flips —

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the north pole and south pole switch places.

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This causes the Sun to have seasons of low and high activity

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also known as solar minimum and solar maximum.

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Here’s what that looks like with our space telescopes.

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 Solar minimum / solar maximum

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