The sun is covered in tiny whirlpools we’ve never seen before
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Scientists using the world's largest solar telescope discovered tiny plasma whirlpools on the Sun's surface, some just 20 kilometers wide. These vortices may explain how the Sun's magnetic field lines get twisted, storing and releasing energy, and could help solve the mystery of the Sun's rapid 11-year magnetic activity cycle.
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