Spectacular New Images Reveal Whirlpools on the Sun’s Surface
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/cDwFmHJ0Z3uSLAyT89Cm0neIUDk=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (720x405:721 x406)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/2a/4d/2a4dd437-4547-4681-8056-3bb60dbe6390/080426_fi_solarswirls_main.jpg" alt="" > Observed directly in the solar photosphere for the first time, the vortices might intertwine electromagnetic fields, thought to be accountable for energy accumulations and ultimate outbursts. The features also use hints about why the sun’s outer environment is countless degrees hotter than its surface Source
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/2a/4d/2a4dd437-4547-4681-8056-3bb60dbe6390/080426_fi_solarswirls_main.jpg)
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/cDwFmHJ0Z3uSLAyT89Cm0neIUDk=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (720x405:721 x406)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/2a/4d/2a4dd437-4547-4681-8056-3bb60dbe6390/080426_fi_solarswirls_main.jpg" alt="" > Observed directly in the solar photosphere for the first time, the vortices might intertwine electromagnetic fields, thought to be accountable for energy accumulations and ultimate outbursts. The features also use hints about why the sun’s outer environment is countless degrees hotter than its surface
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