Solar Material Twists on Sun's Surface (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Solar material twists above the sun's surface in this close-up captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7-8, 2016, showcasing the turbulence caused by combative magnetic forces on the sun.

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NASA/SDO/Goddard Space Flight Center, Joy Ng

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