The key to understanding solar explosions

  • Released Monday, June 7th, 2021
  • Updated Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 at 1:44PM
  • ID: 13869

An unusual eruption on the Sun may offer clues to understanding our star’s mysterious explosions. The new research studied an event named the “Rosetta Stone'' of solar eruptions. Just as the Rosetta Stone was the key to understanding Egyptian hieroglyphics, studying this eruption could be the key to understanding all types of solar eruptions.



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