Scientists baffled after part of the sun breaks free, forms strange vortex

Scientists baffled after part of the sun breaks free, forms strange vortex


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Scientists have been left baffled yet excited after a huge filament of solar plasma broke free from the sun last week, forming a “massive polar vortex” over the north pole of our solar system’s star, according to one space weather forecaster. It’s the first time such a vortex has been observed.