ooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 1 month agoNew research places the sun's magnetic field close to the surface, upending decades of theorieswww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up173arrow-down11
arrow-up172arrow-down1external-linkNew research places the sun's magnetic field close to the surface, upending decades of theorieswww.engadget.comooli@lemmy.world to Space@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareKichaelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoNo. They’re both… way outside of the sun, so the depth within the sun at which the magnetosphere is generated is immaterial to them.
minus-squareSatouKazuma@ani.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI was just thinking that since the centre of those was on/in the Sun, this shift might make a difference, but that makes sense.
No. They’re both… way outside of the sun, so the depth within the sun at which the magnetosphere is generated is immaterial to them.
I was just thinking that since the centre of those was on/in the Sun, this shift might make a difference, but that makes sense.