Wild New Map Shows the Sun's 'Point of No Return'

Wild New Map Shows the Sun's 'Point of No Return'

Astronomers have mapped the turbulent edge of the Sun where solar matter manages to escape the Sun's fierce magnetic grip.

Scientists Finally Mapped the Sun’s Magnetic Edge

For most of modern heliophysics, the outer boundary of the Sun has been treated as a theoretical construct rather than a directly measured reality. Scientists described the Sun’s atmosphere as having an effective edge, a point where solar material finally escapes the star’s magnetic grip and becomes part of interplanetary space, yet this boundary was […] The post Scientists Finally Mapped the Sun’s Magnetic Edge appeared first on Above The Norm …