For the first time, an image of the flow of plasma from the Sun was captured

Japanese scientists have photographed an extremely rare phenomenon - plasma currents emitted from the Sun's halo. This is the first time that humans have discovered the source of this kind of material (ionic) released from the Sun.

According to the researchers, the phenomenon is called the solar wind, which affects the magnetic field of the Earth and is considered to cause the occurrence of Northern aurora on Earth.

With the help of the " Hinode " telescope (Dawn) launched on Earth orbit in 2006, Japanese astronomers have observed phenomena from the surface of the Sun spewing out plasma rays of dimension. 2-5 thousand km long moving at 140 km / sec. These rays form some plasma flow into the middle space

(Photos: SAO, NASA, JAXA, NAOJ) planets along the magnetic field lines of the Sun. The radiation source of some of these streams accounts for about a quarter of the total amount of plasma released - about one million tons / second, although the area of ​​plasma radiation accounts for only about one-tenth of the solar surface area. . Every hour in the Sun about 50 -60 such plasma radiation sources appear.

According to Japanese scientist Kajunari Sibata, " Hinode " astronomical photographs of the phenomenon will allow people to answer the question of why the atmosphere around the Sun has a higher temperature than that of the sun. degree of the star itself: The temperature of the Sun's halo reaches nearly 1 million degrees Celsius, while the temperature on the Sun's surface is only about 6,000 degrees Celsius. following the Sun's magnetic field lines caused this phenomenon.

The findings have been published in all major Japanese scientific papers on December 7 and the American " Science " magazine.