Sun
ID: 13422
In the scorching upper reaches of the Sun’s atmosphere, the corona, scientists have just seen a new type of magnetic explosion. Known as forced or controlled magnetic reconnection, this process occurs when a nearby eruption causes tangled magnetic field lines to explosively snap and realign, flinging out particles and energy. The discovery may help scientists understand a key mystery about the Sun’s atmosphere.
A New Kind of Explosion on the Sun
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Credits
Abhishek Srivastava (Indian Institute of Technology): Scientist
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Lead Producer
Mara Johnson-Groh (Wyle Information Systems): Lead Writer
Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Visualizer
Chris Smith (USRA): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Genna Duberstein (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Lead Producer
Mara Johnson-Groh (Wyle Information Systems): Lead Writer
Tom Bridgman (Global Science and Technology, Inc.): Lead Visualizer
Chris Smith (USRA): Narrator
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Genna Duberstein (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Producer
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Mission:
SDO
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Narrated Movies
Keywords:
SVS >> Eruption
SVS >> Magnetic Fields
SVS >> Magnetic Reconnection
SVS >> Space Weather
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
SVS >> Corona
NASA Science >> Sun
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/13422
Mission:
SDO
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Keywords:
SVS >> Eruption
SVS >> Magnetic Fields
SVS >> Magnetic Reconnection
SVS >> Space Weather
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> SDO
SVS >> Solar Dynamics Observatory
SVS >> Heliophysics
SVS >> Corona
NASA Science >> Sun
