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Solar Orbiter has traced a Sun's magnetic "switchback" back to its source. ☀️
In 2022, it confirmed switchbacks are S-shaped, as predicted but never seen before. Now scientists think both leading theories of how they form could be true.
In 2022, it confirmed switchbacks are S-shaped, as predicted but never seen before. Now scientists think both leading theories of how they form could be true.
ESA Science@esascience · Oct 8Solar Orbiter tracks the origin of the Sun's mysterious magnetic switchbacks ☀️
Back in 2022, Solar Orbiter spotted a kink in the solar wind’s magnetic field known as a ‘switchback’ and confirmed it to be S-shaped: something scientists had predicted but not seen directly.
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Back in 2022, Solar Orbiter spotted a kink in the solar wind’s magnetic field known as a ‘switchback’ and confirmed it to be S-shaped: something scientists had predicted but not seen directly.
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