Scientists spot tiny sun jets driving fast and slow solar wind

In 2023, the European Space Agency reported on Solar Orbiter’s discovery of tiny jets near the sun’s south pole that could be powering the solar wind. The team behind this research has now used even more data from the European Space Agency’s prolific solar mission to confirm that these jets exist all over dark patches in the sun’s atmosphere, and that they really are a source of not only fast but also slow solar wind. In 2023, the European Space Agency reported on Solar Orbiter’s discovery of tiny jets near the sun’s south pole that could be powering the solar wind. The team behind this research has now used even more data from the European Space Agency’s prolific solar mission to confirm that these jets exist all over dark patches in the sun’s atmosphere, and that they really are a source of not only fast but also slow solar wind. Astronomy Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories