therealuniverse: The Solar Orbiter is the most complex scientific laboratory to ever be sent to the
therealuniverse: The Solar Orbiter is the most complex scientific laboratory to ever be sent to the Sun. The spacecraft has captured this incredible image of the largest ever prominence erupting from the surface of the Sun together with the complete solar disk. Solar prominences are clouds of hot gas and plasma held in place by the Sun’s magnetic field. Not much is known about how and why prominences happen but with the Solar Orbiter we may be able to learn more about this magnetic mystery.Image Credit: Solar Orbiter, EUI Team, ESA & NAS -- source link
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