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Drawing Back the Curtain on Solar Spicules

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Why do spicules — tiny spikes of plasma on the Sun — appear to rotate, split, and merge? New simulations reveal the possible cause of these motions.

The Sun’s surface is peppered with spikes of plasma called spicules that appear to shift and twist over time. Recent simulations suggest a new explanation for the motion of solar spicules. Jets in Motion Solar spicules are tiny jets of solar plasma t... [3037 chars]

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