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Newly Discovered Solar Whirlpools Offer Clues to Our Sun's Inner Workings
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Scientists have detected tiny plasma vortices swirling across the Sun's surface, offering a breakthrough in how we understand solar energy. These miniature whirlpools are believed to help distribute magnetic fields, solving a long-standing mystery about how energy travels through the solar atmosphere.
Scientists have detected tiny plasma vortices swirling across the Sun’s surface, offering a breakthrough in how we understand solar energy. These miniature whirlpools are believed to help distribute magnetic fields, solving a long-standing mystery about how energy travels through the solar atmosphere.