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New model decodes the Sun’s prominences—floating mountains of plasma larger than Earth
The study may help predict dangerous solar storms and protect satellites and power grids.
The Daily Galaxy on MSN
Scientists just uncovered what keeps massive solar prominences floating above the sun
Solar prominences, huge arcs of plasma hovering above the Sun, are getting fresh attention from scientists studying space ...
“In the Sun’s atmosphere, the magnetic field is the driving force. It also plays a decisive role in all processes that ...
Solar prominences are massive chunks of plasma floating above the Sun’s surface, which can cause dangerous solar eruptions.
The new computer simulations are based on a magnetic field structure that is often associated with prominences: the magnetic field lines in the corona form a double arc with a small dip in the middle.
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