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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
A new study published in Nature examines the coronal origin of magnetic switchbacks, the sharp zigzag reversals in the Sun's magnetic field carried by the solar wind. Researchers address a long-standing question about whether these folds form in the solar atmosphere or arise later in transit, with implications for understanding how the Sun heats its corona and accelerates the solar wind.
Why now: A new Nature study on the origin of solar wind switchbacks has just been published, drawing attention from solar physics researchers.
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