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Sun’s magnetic field may have a surprisingly shallow origin

12 Jun 2024 Isabelle Dumé
Illustration of the Sun's magnetic fields overlaid on an image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, showing solar features traced out in bright yellow against a black background
Complex dynamics: This illustration depicts the Sun's magnetic fields overlaid on an image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The complex overlay of lines can teach scientists about the ways the Sun's magnetism changes in response to the constant movement on and inside the Sun. (Courtesy: NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL)
A new mathematical model indicates that the Sun’s magnetic field originates just 20,000 miles belo

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