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Tuesday, July 3, 2012

11,000 swirling magnetic tornadoes above the Sun's surface at any time

Magnetic tornadoes resemble tornadoes on the Earth but have a magnetic skeleton and are hundreds to thousands times larger in diameter. One such observed tornado occupies the area equivalent of Europe or the USA.

Cover page of the edition of Nature published on June 28th, 2012. Credits: Nature Publishing Group