A New Kind of Explosion on the Sun

Scientists have just seen a new type of magnetic explosion, known as forced or controlled magnetic reconnection.

Music credit: Light Hearted Angst by Dewey Dellay

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Genna Duberstein (USRA): Producer
Mara Johnson-Groh (Wyle Information Systems): Lead Writer
Tom Bridgman (GST): Data Visualizer
Chris Smith (USRA): Narrator
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