Science
Dissecting a solar tornado: How do they affect life on Earth? – Las Cruces Sun-News
Solar tornadoes may be the key to answering one of the most fundamental questions astronomers are still trying to answer: Why is the sun so hot?
You know about tornadoes on Earth, those violent swirly columns of air that wreak havoc from time to time, notorious for destroying parts of towns in the central USA. But did you know that they also happen on the sun? Not only that, these tornadoes may be linked to solar storms that interfere with our communication satellites, and they may be the key to answering one of the most fundamental questions astronomers are still trying to answer about the sun: Why is the sun so hot?
Hooked yet? Solar astronomers…
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