10/22/2026
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Curtain-like plasma structures explain solar jets' apparent spinning in simulations

Filed by Dr. Kai Vega
Curtain-like plasma structures explain solar jets' apparent spinning in simulations
An international team of scientists from the University of Sheffield and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, led by a postdoctoral research fellow from the University of Newcastle, Australia, has discovered that solar jets called spicules, which are 6–8 Mm long, take the form of warped, denser plasma sheets like pleated drapery.
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Dr. Kai Vega
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