Sun's 19-Day Radio Burst Traced to Helmet Streamer, NASA Study Finds
TL;DR
Four NASA missions captured a record-breaking 19-day solar radio burst originating from a helmet streamer in the Sun’s corona, likely powered by multiple coronal mass ejections; researchers developed a new technique to localize the source, aiding space-weather forecasting.
Topics:sciencespace-and-spaceflight#coronal-mass-ejections#fast-radio-burst#helmet-streamer#nasa#space-and-spaceflight#the-sun
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