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The sun is covered in tiny whirlpools we’ve never seen before

ScienceDailySaturday, August 8, 2026 at 1:03 PM

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The sun is covered in tiny whirlpools we’ve never seen before
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Scientists have discovered incredibly tiny plasma whirlpools swirling across the Sun’s surface, some just 20 kilometers wide. These previously invisible vortices may twist magnetic fields and help build up the energy released in small solar eruptions called nanoflares.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Scientists have discovered incredibly tiny plasma whirlpools swirling across the Sun’s surface, some just 20 kilometers wide. These previously invisible vortices may twist magnetic fields and help build up the energy released in small solar eruptions called nanoflares.

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Scientists have discovered incredibly tiny plasma whirlpools swirling across the Sun’s surface, some just 20 kilometers wide. These previously invisible vortices may twist magnetic fields and help build up the energy released in small solar eruptions called nanoflares.

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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.

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