NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures magnetic reconnection launching charged particles
NewsBytes | April 18, 2026 7:39 AM CST
Heliospheric Current Sheet origin, particles differ
Digging into 2022 data, scientists found these storms actually begin in a region called the Heliospheric Current Sheet.
Even cooler: not all particles act the same (protons spread out using plasma waves they make themselves, while heavier ions shoot straight through).
This challenges old models that thought all particles behaved alike and could help us predict space weather better in the future.
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