Giant Tornadoes Seen Erupting From the Sun

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 13:56 in Astronomy & Space

Almost a thousand times faster than a terrestrial tornado, these solar twisters last about ten minutes and occur near the sun's poles, new satellite data shows.

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