Sun's Magnetic Field May Originate Closer To Solar Surface: Study
- The sun's magnetic field, causing solar storms and auroras, may originate shallower in its interior, below the top 30% of the sun's surface, according to researchers.
- New research suggests the sun's magnetic field is likely generated near the top of its churning gases, less than 5% inward or about 20,000 miles deep.
- The sun's magnetic field drives sunspots and solar flares, influencing space weather, with implications for GPS, communication satellites, and auroras.
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New research places the sun's magnetic field close to the surface, upending decades of theories
Researchers from Northwestern University have discovered that the sun’s magnetic field originates close to the surface, instead of deep inside the sphere. This could improve solar forecasts in the future.
Sun’s magnetic field may form close to the surface. This finding could improve solar storm forecasts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — New research indicates the sun’s magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the ones that slammed Earth earlier this month.


Sun's magnetic field may originate closer to the solar surface
WASHINGTON : The sun's magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depths in the star's interior than previously thought, according to researchers.The sun's outer 30 per cent is comprised of an "ocean" of churn
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