US EditionMagnetic “Switchback” Detected near Earth for First Time
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In recent years, NASA's Parker solar probe has allowed us to observe the sun closely. Among the revelations of the probe was the presence of many elbows, or "laces", in magnetic field lines in the outer atmosphere of the Sun. These laces are thought to form when the lines [...]
Magnetic “Switchback” Detected near Earth for First Time
Source: Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics In recent years, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has given us a close-up look at the Sun. Among the probe’s revelations was the presence of numerous kinks, or “switchbacks,” in magnetic field lines in the Sun’s outer atmosphere. These switchbacks are thought to form when solar magnetic field lines that point in opposite directions break and then snap together, or “reconnect,” in a new arrangement,…
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