space weather

Visible coronal loops observed by the TRACE spacecraft. Credit: NASA/TRACE

NASA Just Found the Sun's Secret Warning Before Massive Solar Outbursts

This discovery could help NASA and other organizations protect astronauts, satellites, and technologies on the ground from the potentially harmful effects of space weather.
Eddy currents at the solar poles. The image was prepared using DALEE and is not a scientific image

Magnetic eddies at the poles of the Sun