Solar Orbiter traces magnetic switchbacks to Sun
ESA’s Solar Orbiter traces solar wind magnetic switchbacks to their solar source, revealing how magnetic reconnection releases particles into space.
Scientists using the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter have traced mysterious magnetic switchbacks in the solar wind directly back to the Sun, providing new insight into how the star releases particles into space. Switchbacks are sudden, S-shaped... [1700 chars]
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