A Triangular Prominence Hovers Over the Sun

By |2024-09-02T09:09:35-04:00September 2nd, 2024|Categories: NASA News, Uncategorized|Tags: , , , , , |

Photo of the Day Why is there a triangle hovering over the Sun? Although the shape is unusual, the type of structure is not: it is part of an evolving solar prominence. Looping magnetic fields on the Sun channel the flow of energetic particles, sometimes holding glowing gaseous structures aloft for months. A prominence [...]