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The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions

The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions

Published 3 years, 3 months ago
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A new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical jets. Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.

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