Bright Points in Sun's Atmosphere Mark Patterns Deep In Its Interior
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 27, 2014 - Like a balloon bobbing along in the air while tied to a child's hand, a tracer has been found in the sun's atmosphere to help track the flow of material coursing underneath the sun's surface. New research that uses data from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, to track bright points in the solar atmosphere and magnetic signatures on the sun's surface offers a way to probe the star's ... more

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