The patterns match what physicists expect from Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, a shear-driven effect seen in many fluids and ...
The Inouye Solar Telescope has revealed tiny whirlpool-like structures along magnetic boundaries on the Sun’s visible surface ...
The most detailed photo ever of our Sun has revealed turbulent whirlpools that form when fast-moving plasma slides past slower-moving fluid. This photo can help solve the question of why the corona is ...