See the Sun like never before with most detailed images yet
New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.
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"The Sun is the source of that energy and of all of that space weather."
— Dr David Boboltz , Academic
"These twisting motions are creating magnetic energy, which can build up to produce those large-scale explosions."
— Dr David Kuridze , Academic
"Once there's enough energy wound up in the higher layers, it can then be released, as a flare or what's known as a coronal mass ejection."
— Dr Friedrich Woeger , Academic
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He is associated with the US National Solar Observatory and explains the significance of solar energy and space weather.
An astronomer at NSO who discusses the magnetic energy created by the Sun's twisting motions.
Also from the NSO, he explains how the findings relate to space weather dynamics.
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New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.
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