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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 sudden zigzag reversals in the Sun's magnetic field carried by the solar wind. The findings address a longstanding question in heliophysics about whether these kinks form in the Sun's atmosphere or farther out in the solar wind, with implications for understanding how the Sun's energy and magnetic activity propagate through the solar system.
Why now: Publication of new Nature research on the disputed origin of solar wind switchbacks, a key open question in solar physics
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