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Study traces solar wind magnetic switchbacks to the corona
Original: On the coronal origin of magnetic switchbacks in the solar wind
New research published in Nature addresses the coronal origin of magnetic switchbacks in the solar wind, the sudden reversals in magnetic field direction observed by spacecraft near the Sun. The work contributes to a long-running debate over whether these kinks form in the solar corona or arise later in the solar wind, a question central to understanding how the Sun transfers energy and material into space.
Why now: Interest in solar wind physics has grown with Parker Solar Probe observations of switchbacks close to the Sun.
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