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Model simulations offer insights into the fundamental properties of the solar magnetic field. New studies suggest that the Sun, like Earth, has polar vortices influenced by its magnetic environment. U ...

Like the Earth, the sun likely has swirling polar vortices, according to new research led by the U.S. National Science ...