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Studying the Intricate Activity of Solar X-ray Jets

Research by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center astrophysicists presents a new explanation of how solar X-ray jets occur.
NASA Marshall's researchers present a new explanation of how solar X-ray jets occur.

Research by NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center astrophysicists, published in Nature, presents a new explanation of how solar X-ray jets occur. These jets, explosions that erupt from the sun’s surface expelling hot gas, could help explain the superheating of the sun’s corona. Credits: NASA/JAXA/Hinode

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