A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE: A large hole has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and it is turning toward Earth. Solar wind flowing from the hole should reach our planet later this week, potentially igniting a display of equinox auroras at high latitudes. More about this -- and a remarkable solar tornado
A LARGE HOLE IN THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE: A large hole has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and it is turning toward Earth. Solar wind flowing from the hole should reach our planet later this week, potentially igniting a display of equinox auroras at high latitudes. More about this -- and a remarkable solar tornado -- at Spaceweather.com.
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Above: This large coronal hole is spewing a stream of solar wind toward Earth.