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Parker Solar Probe Confirms Decades-Old Theoretical Models About Magnetic Reconnection

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New research led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has confirmed decades-old theoretical models of magnetic reconnection, the process that releases stored magnetic energy to drive solar flares, coronal mass ejections and other space weather phenomena. The data was captured by NASA's Parker Solar Probe (PSP), which is the only spacecraft to have flown through the sun's upper atmosphere.

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New research conducted by the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI) has confirmed decades-old theoretical models of magnetic reconnection, the process that releases stored magnetic energy to lead to solar flares, coronal mass ejections and other space weather phenomena. The data were captured by the Parker solar probe of the [...]

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Phys.org broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, August 18, 2025.
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