Solar Orbiter Just Solved a Major Mystery About the Sun

Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar wind. Scientists have now confirmed that these fleeting bursts of energy propel charged particles into space, finally shedding light on a long-standing mystery about the Sun’s power. In 2023, scientists using the Solar Orbiter [...]

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