Friday, December 14, 2007

2.7 A Jet From the Sun... aka the KING!

Solar "Wind." A current of energy produced by our sun that is powerful enough to effect astronauts and satellites around earth. We don't fully understand what causes these winds, but it is believed that the suns magnetic field is at least partially responsible. This image, taken by the Japanese satellite Honide backs this hypothesis. 240 jets are captured in this photograph.

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