Observations from Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) have shown that a chunk of our parent star effectively broke away and formed a vortex above its north pole.
Material from a filament of plasma that erupted from the sun’s surface can be seen swirling atop the giant ball of fire in remarkable footage shared on social media.
Scientists are saying they need more analysis to determine if this is exactly what happened but nevertheless, they’ve not ever seen anything quite like it before.
‘Implications for understanding the Sun’s atmospheric dynamics above 55° here cannot be overstated!’ wrote space weather physicist Dr. Tamitha Skov on Twitter, alongside a timelapse showing the vortex in action.
Part of the Sun broke off and scientists have never seen anything like it
Material from a filament of plasma that erupted from the sun’s surface can be seen swirling atop the giant ball of fire in remarkable footage shared on social media.
Scientists are saying they need more analysis to determine if this is exactly what happened but nevertheless, they’ve not ever seen anything quite like it before.
‘Implications for understanding the Sun’s atmospheric dynamics above 55° here cannot be overstated!’ wrote space weather physicist Dr. Tamitha Skov on Twitter, alongside a timelapse showing the vortex in action.
Part of the Sun broke off and scientists have never seen anything like it
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