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Solar Wind Switchback Results

United States of America · Science / Astronomy. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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2019

Justin Kasper4 December 2019

Inner Heliosphere · Science / Astronomy

Reports that Parker Solar Probe detects abundant magnetic switchbacks accompanied by rapid plasma flows, revealing unexpected structure and turbulence in the young solar wind.

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Justin Kasper

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