Reconnection occurs when the magnetic field lines in plasma -- the collection of atoms and charged electrons and atomic nuclei, or ions, that make up 99 percent of the visible universe -- converge and ...

The sun continuously blasts charged, magnetic field-carrying particles, or plasma, in all directions. This solar wind ...

New research describes striking similarity of laboratory research findings with observations of the four-satellite Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission that studies magnetic reconnection in space. As on ...

Images captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the sun in December 2024 have now revealed new details about how solar magnetic fields ...

When the solar wind - which is really a driving rain of charged particles from the sun - strikes Earth's protective magnetic field, the shock generates roiling, turbulent magnetic fields that enshroud ...