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Did you see that? The sun was caught on camera, ripping apart a structure
that was about to erupt. Didn't catch it? Let's watch again.
A structure began rising from the surface, gaining energy as it lifted.
But then nothing happened.
This is the first time anyone had witnessed the teardown of a structure on the sun’s surface.
Fortunately, at the time of this event, multiple spacecraft were making simultaneous observations
in various temperatures. Scientists used
those unique views to investigate why the eruption failed.
The sun’s landscape is controlled by magnetic forces.
Within this environment, there are locations where a rapid release of energy is more likely to occur.
Known as “magnetic topology,” distinctive magnetic field lines rule
these special areas, and they determine how or whether
underlying structures can move outwards.
When solar structures with opposite magnetic orientation collide, we expect to see them explosively release energy
yielding a flare and a burst of material called a Coronal Mass Ejection.
: However, If the magnetic structure dares
to move into a less hospitable magnetic region, the surrounding topology
will shred the structure effectively removing magnetic energy and preventing
the potential eruption.
This observation highlights how the sun's magnetic topology is a key factor in whether or not an eruption is successful
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