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Magnetic Turbulence Could Cause Solar Wind Temperature Rise
2012-08-19 06:44:46

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Magnetic turbulence is most likely the reason that solar wind moving away from our sun and our solar system is hotter than it theoretically should be, according to new research from scientists at the University of Warwick. As solar wind leaves the sun and expands beyond the solar system, it should begin to cool off due to the lack of particle collisions to dissipate energy, the university explained in a Friday press release. That...