The Parker Solar Probe captured footage of massive “vortex-like structures” in the sun’s outer atmosphere, possibly caused by a coronal mass ejection interacting with the solar wind. The rare vortices, known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities, offer new insights into understanding and predicting potentially harmful CMEs on Earth. The probe, constructed with a carbon heat shield, will continue to speed dive into the sun’s corona, reaching unprecedented speeds later this year. The research, recently published in The Astrophysical Journal, provides a breakthrough in solar exploration and space weather forecasting. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is leading the way in uncovering the mysteries of our dynamic sun.
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