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Mystery Gas Keeps Heading For Sun
Ananova ^
| 11-21-2001
Posted on 11/21/2001 7:13:08 AM PST by blam
Mystery gas keeps heading for Sun
A space probe has spotted mysterious clouds of gas falling towards the surface of the Sun.
The gas battles forward despite facing a solar wind which reaches speeds of 74 miles per second.
Astronomers believe the clouds are pulled towards the Sun by changes in its magnetic field.
The inflows can start at altitudes of up to 1.7 million miles from the surface and the latest pictures have surprised scientists.
Bernhard Fleck, the European Space Agency's project scientist for the Soho probe mission, says: "I was stunned when I saw the first movies showing these inflows.
"Before this discovery by Soho no one had any idea that gas could travel the wrong way, and be pushed back towards the Sun."
The images were processed by Neil Sheeley and Yi-Ming Wang at the US naval research laboratory.
If they are right, and the pictures show collapsing magnetic loops, pulling material against the solar wind, they will confirm that the Sun recycles the magnetic field in its atmosphere.
Story filed: 11:00 Wednesday 21st November 2001
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
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Another day, another mystery.
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:13:08 AM PST
by
blam
To: RightWhale; RadioAstronomer
FYI.
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:14:41 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
This thread is going south but quick.
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:16:43 AM PST
by
AppyPappy
To: blam
I'm sorry. That was me.
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:18:17 AM PST
by
dead
To: blam
kirk and spock should investigate.
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:18:44 AM PST
by
isom35
To: blam
Wow, I'm real sorry about releasing that cloud of 'mystery gas'.
I shouldn't have washed that anchovie, jalepeno and garlic pizza down with two pitchers of beer, but the jalepenos were real hot. I guess it's no mystery what happened next...
I mean, I'm glad that not everybody on the earth heard it, but I hope nothing bad happens when it hits the sun...
To: AppyPappy
"This thread is going south but quick." It's already gotten more attention than I thought it would. (I hadn't considered that the title had 'other' meanings.)
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:21:13 AM PST
by
blam
To: chookter
Oh man, you beat me to the punch. Good one, though!
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:21:44 AM PST
by
Skywalk
To: dead
You beat me by two minutes, but mine was funnier.
Maybe the mystery gas is from Uranus instead of Myanus?
To: blam
Probably not "changes in the magentic field" but via
the force caused by mu*H^2 (the equivalent of dielectrophoretic force).
To: blam
Like they say, gravity sucks!
To: blam
Foolish Humans! Soon our anti-solar gas will have destroyed the sun and the Earth will be ours!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:22:51 AM PST
by
aomagrat
To: blam
BRRRAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPP....
'scuse me, folks...
To: general_re
OK, you win!
To: blam
Did the gas cloud originate from Uranus?
To: blam
Neat!
To: wattsmag2
Oh brother.
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:27:09 AM PST
by
oldvike
To: chookter
the jalepenos were real hot.Jalepenos are mild. Get some Habenaro or Thai bird peppers next time.
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:27:33 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
To: general_re
ROFL!!!
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posted on
11/21/2001 7:27:52 AM PST
by
Brett66
To: blam
All your gas cloud are belong to us. Stop you try to claim themselves for you.
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