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Scientists just uncovered what keeps massive solar prominences floating above the sun
Solar prominences, huge arcs of plasma hovering above the Sun, are getting fresh attention from scientists studying space ...
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New model decodes the Sun’s prominences—floating mountains of plasma larger than Earth
The study may help predict dangerous solar storms and protect satellites and power grids.
Solar prominences are massive chunks of plasma floating above the Sun’s surface, which can cause dangerous solar eruptions.
The new computer simulations are based on a magnetic field structure that is often associated with prominences: the magnetic field lines in the corona form a double arc with a small dip in the middle.
At more than one million degrees, the Sun’s atmosphere, the corona, is incredibly hot. However, not everywhere. Time and again, huge structures of significantly cooler solar plasma - about 10,000 ...
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