Sunspot Delay Due to Sluggish Solar "Jet Stream"?

Friday, June 19, 2009 - 15:56 in Astronomy & Space

A plasma current deep inside the sun has been moving especially slowly, which could be why the latest cycle of solar activity has taken longer than normal to pick back up, astronomers say.

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