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DKIST Captures Tiny Kelvin-Helmholtz Whirlpools on the Sun’s Surface

The images point to a small-scale process that can twist magnetic fields and may help explain coronal heating and how flares and CMEs gain energy.

First Direct Detection of Torsional Alfvén Waves in the Sun’s Corona

Scientists Directly Detect Torsional Alfvén Waves in the Sun’s Corona

Cona Adaptive Optics Reveals Hidden Dynamics in Sun’s Corona