A “Dam” in the Corona May Make the Solar Wind Gain Its Unusual Speeds - Eos

A new study supports the idea of a “helicity barrier” influencing the fluctuating stream of interplanetary plasma.

The solar coronathe outermost layer of the Sun, which can be seen only during a total solar eclipseis made up of superhot plasma. Coronal plasma continually blows away from the Sun, carrying the sola… [+5261 chars]

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