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Data Confirms the Sun’s Magnetic Field Accelerates Solar Wind

Posted on December 19, 2024 (February 6, 2025) by U-M Space Institute
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Originally published by CLASP 

A new study led by University of Michigan researchers published in The Astrophysical Journal confirms the sun’s magnetic field accelerates solar wind as it relaxes.

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