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Solar Orbiter traces origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks

Original: Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter mission has tracked the origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks, sudden kinks in the solar wind's magnetic field that have puzzled scientists for decades. The findings offer new insight into how the Sun's magnetic field behaves as charged particles stream out into the solar system, with the results drawing attention across space science coverage.

Why now: A major space agency announced a breakthrough on a long-standing solar physics mystery.

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