Cluster mission indicates turbulent eddies may warm the solar wind
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 - 18:00
in Astronomy & Space
(Phys.org)—The sun ejects a continuous flow of electrically charged particles and magnetic fields in the form of the solar wind—and this wind is hotter than it should be. A new study of data obtained by European Space Agency's Cluster spacecraft may help explain the mystery.