First maps of the sun’s outer boundary may help predict solar storms

Data from inside the sun’s corona helped create a sharper picture than before

a yellow star surrounded by jagged clouds of grey material

The outer edge of the sun’s corona (illustrated) has a rough, spiky shape that expands and contracts like a pufferfish.

Melissa Weiss, CfA

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