Solar Orbiter Pinpoints Origins of Slow Solar Wind
New research reveals that slow solar wind emanates from regions where the Sun’s magnetic field lines reconnect, advancing our understanding of solar dynamics.
- The Solar Orbiter mission has identified where the slow solar wind begins and how it escapes into space.
- Data from the spacecraft's close approach to the Sun provided new insights into the solar wind's variability and composition.
- Scientists confirmed that slow solar wind originates from the Sun's closed corona, where magnetic field lines break and reconnect.
- The findings help link solar wind activity to phenomena observed in the heliosphere, the Sun's protective plasma bubble.
- The international collaboration involved advanced instruments from multiple institutions, enhancing the study of space weather.
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