Sun Surface Reveals Ubiquitous Whirlpools in New High-Res Images
TL;DR
High-resolution images from the NSF’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope show Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities across the Sun’s magnetic boundaries, revealing ubiquitous small-scale whirlpools that may help mix plasma and magnetic fields, influence energy transport, and contribute to understanding space weather; findings published in Nature.
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