Stars are born in a cosmic tug-of-war. The interplay between gravity, turbulence, and magnetic fields (B-fields) weaves ...
Much of the Sun's tempestuous nature comes from its core. At its core is dense, electrically charged gas. Electrically charged gas is a special form of matter called a plasma. This roiling, boiling ...
The Sun has a powerful magnetic field created by the movement of hot, charged gases inside it. The magnetic field lines stretch out from the Sun's interior to the surface and into the solar atmosphere ...