Scientists Uncover Origins of the Sun’s Swirling Spicules

Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 15:02 in Astronomy & Space

Portal origin URL: Scientists Uncover Origins of the Sun’s Swirling SpiculesPortal origin nid: 404122Published: Thursday, June 22, 2017 - 15:27Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: For the first time, a computer simulation — so detailed it took a full year to run — shows how spicules form, helping scientists understand how spicules can break free of the sun's surface and surge upward so quickly.Portal image: image of solar spiculesScience Categories: Sun

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