Tiny Plasma Jets on Sun Identified as Key Drivers of Solar Wind
New observations from Solar Orbiter confirm tiny plasma jets play a key role in both fast and slow solar wind.
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Sun's South Pole In Stunning High-Res Solar Orbiter
The Solar Orbiter has delivered the "highest resolution image ever of the Sun’s south pole" according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter ...
See a stunning star cluster in an enormous 80-million-pixel image
A glorious, colorful image captured by a telescope in Chile shows the bright glow of star cluster RCW 38, where young stars are being born.
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Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals
Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking ...
Solar Orbiter Captures Incredible Footage of Tiny Jets Near the Sun’s South Pole
The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...