Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks

T1Covered by 1 source · first reported by NASA / ESA / JAXA at 08 Oct, 09:00 UTC

The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a ‘switchback’ in the solar wind’s magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbiter has traced its origin back to the Sun’s surface and revealed more about…

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• T1Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacksNASA / ESA / JAXA08 Oct, 09:00