Queen's scientists discover giant solar twists
Scientists at Queen's University have made a finding that will help us to understand more about the turbulent solar weather and its affect on our planet.
Along with scientists at the University of Sheffield and California State University, the researchers have detected giant twisting waves in the lower atmosphere of the Sun.
The discovery sheds some light on why the Sun's corona, the region around the Sun, has a much higher temperature than its surface - something that has always puzzled scientists.
The recent discovery by the scientists, published today in the respected journal Science, has revealed the existence of a new breed of solar wave, called the Alfvén wave. This solar wave has been shown to transport energy into the Corona or outer layer.
Contact: Lisa Mitchell
lisa.mitchell@qub.ac.uk
44-781-442-2572
Queen's University Belfast
source:
- http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/qub-qsd032009.php
- http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/space.php
Along with scientists at the University of Sheffield and California State University, the researchers have detected giant twisting waves in the lower atmosphere of the Sun.
The discovery sheds some light on why the Sun's corona, the region around the Sun, has a much higher temperature than its surface - something that has always puzzled scientists.
The recent discovery by the scientists, published today in the respected journal Science, has revealed the existence of a new breed of solar wave, called the Alfvén wave. This solar wave has been shown to transport energy into the Corona or outer layer.
Contact: Lisa Mitchell
lisa.mitchell@qub.ac.uk
44-781-442-2572
Queen's University Belfast
source:
- http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-03/qub-qsd032009.php
- http://www.eurekalert.org/bysubject/space.php
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