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NASA Captured a Piece of Sun's Northern Pole Breaking Off, Leaving Scientists Baffled; How Could This Be Possible?

  • Web Diva
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    April 20, 2023 4:15 PM CDT
    For the those fascinated by Astronomy, this is really interesting about what happened to the sun in February of 2023. https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/42313/20230209/nasa-captured-piece-suns-northern-pole-breaking-possible.htm NASA filmed the never-before-seen phenomenon of the moment when a piece of the Sun's northern pole broke off, which has astronomers bewildered. A video depicts an enormous filament of plasma, or electrified gas, blasting out from the Sun, splitting, and then circling in a "vast polar vortex." Scientists believe the prominence is related to the reversal of the Sun's magnetic field, which occurs during a solar cycle. Space weather forecaster Tamitha Skov uploaded the video on Twitter with a caption saying that NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured it.