Scientists find elusive magnetic waves beneath sun's surface
A team from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) and New York University, Abu Dhabi has found subtle magnetic waves moving just beneath the Sun's surface (in the convection zone): something scientists have been searching for.
Using over 5,000 days of NASA data, they hope this breakthrough will help us predict solar storms better (the kind that can mess with our satellites, internet, and power on earth).
Magneto-Rossby waves detected in doughnut-shaped magnetic field
These "magneto-Rossby waves" were detected in a doughnut-shaped magnetic field just below the sun's surface.
They may be linked to the sun's 11-year activity cycle and could fill in some major gaps about how solar magnetism works—could help improve space weather forecasts and help space agencies, satellite operators and energy providers prepare for solar storms.