Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar ...
So why has the sun been rising later than it did on Dec. 21 ... It travels through space (orbits) slightly faster than it does during most of the year, while it spins on its axis (rotates ...
Coronal holes are areas where the sun’s magnetic field opens up, allowing solar wind to flow freely into space, according to SpaceWeather.com. In ultraviolet images, these regions appear darker ...
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...