Artist’s impression of the spinning core of a star (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

Artist’s impression of the spinning core of a star

Caption

Artist’s impression of the spinning interior of a star, generating the stellar magnetic field. This image combines a dynamo simulation of the Sun’s interior with observations of the Sun’s outer atmosphere, where storms and plasma winds are generated.

Credit

CESSI / IISER Kolkata / NASA-SVS / ESA / SOHO-LASCO

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