Magnetic switchbacks are sudden reversals in the magnetic field of the solar wind.[1] They can also be described as traveling disturbances in the solar wind that caused the magnetic field to bend back on itself. They were first observed by the NASA-ESA mission Ulysses, the first spacecraft to fly over the Sun's poles.[2][3] NASA's Parker Solar Probe and NASA/ESA Solar Orbiter both observed switchbacks.
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- ^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Hatfield, Miles (8 March 2021). "Switchbacks Science: Explaining Parker Solar Probe's Magnetic Puzzle". NASA. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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