How Can Even The Stones Remain Silent

Jan 07 2012 ∞
In late December an active region on the sun spewed dozens of outbursts over a 36-hour period, including the bright flare and spout of plasma—charged gas—seen in this video still from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The action was driven by strong magnetic forces on the sun’s surface, which can pull against each other violently, triggering bursts of solar material that get hurled into space.

In late December an active region on the sun spewed dozens of outbursts over a 36-hour period, including the bright flare and spout of plasma—charged gas—seen in this video still from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory.

The action was driven by strong magnetic forces on the sun’s surface, which can pull against each other violently, triggering bursts of solar material that get hurled into space.

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