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Flux ropes (simulated, right) are structures made up of magnetic field lines wrapping around each other like a rope, that look similar to tornadoes on Earth. NOAA, Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti and Chip Manchester

‘Space tornadoes’ could cause geomagnetic storms – but these phenomena, spun off ejections from the Sun, aren’t easy to study

Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, University of Michigan and Ward B. (Chip) Manchester, University of Michigan

Unprecedented simulations show the formation of space tornadoes capable of causing strong geomagnetic storms around Earth, calling for earlier and more accurate warnings.
An artist’s depiction of the heliosphere, the Sun’s region of influence in space. Little is known of the actual shape of the heliosphere. NASA

Scientists call the region of space influenced by the Sun the heliosphere – but without an interstellar probe, they don’t know much about its shape

Sarah A. Spitzer, University of Michigan

An interstellar probe could help scientists answer fundamental questions about how the Sun influences Earth, space and other planets in the solar system.

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  1. Absolute zero
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  3. Molecules
  4. Solar wind
  5. Space
  6. Sun
  7. Ultraviolet radiation
  8. Universe
  9. Voyager
  10. Whisky

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