Only during the occasional lull in magnetic activity could a voice or data signal punch through to the outside universe.
The index reflects, hour by hour, the magnetic activity of the sun.
The study found that adults 55-67 years of age showed less magnetic activity in their prefrontal cortices than the control group.
With an estimated age of 7.3 billion years, it is a stable star with no significant magnetic activity.
The magnetic activity on this star shows an unusually long period of variability, cycling about once every 23 years.
A sunspot is an area of high magnetic activity, on the surface of the Sun.
Such stars typically do not show a marked level of magnetic activity.
This is attributed to consequences of the stars' strong magnetic activity.
The other nine showed a range of magnetic activity similar to the Sun's 11-year cycle.
The overall magnetic activity of this star is irregular, but it may vary with a 4.9-year period.