Space Sciences

Observing the evolution of the Sun's global coronal magnetic field over eight months

Z. Yang, H. Tian, et al.

Discover how the Sun's coronal magnetic field, as observed by researchers Zihao Yang, Hui Tian, Steven Tomczyk, Xianyu Liu, Sarah Gibson, Richard J. Morton, and Cooper Downs, plays a vital role in heating coronal plasma and triggering solar eruptions. This groundbreaking study employs 114 magnetograms to reveal global corona characteristics over eight months, highlighting intriguing field strength variations and active longitude signatures.