On Feb. 2, a massive tentacle of plasma snapped apart in the sun's atmosphere before tumbling down, circling the star's north pole at thousands of miles a minute, and then disappearing — leaving ...
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Mind-blowing footage of a solar tornado measuring nearly 10 times the height of Earth mesmerized skywatchers over the weekend. The gigantic vortex, comprised of unfathomably hot plasma caught in a ...
NEW YORK CITY (CBS NEWS) - NASA instruments captured the moment part of the sun appeared to break off from the giant star and get swept up in a polar vortex. But according to the scientist who drew ...
On August 31, 2012 a long filament of solar material that had been hovering in the sun's atmosphere, the corona, erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT. Source - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. CC ...
A long, looping filament of plasma snapped over the sun's north pole, creating a 'polar vortex' that scientists can't explain. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...