The Sun has been amazing us all week. First there a massive explosion; then we learned it's magnetic field created a froth of magnetic bubbles at the edge of the Solar System; And now it has been discovered that there are "surfer waves" on the Sun. Whoa, dude...
The waves were discovered soon after the SDO began taking images in March 2010. The science team has been hard at work learning about these waves and have just published their paper in the Astrophysical Journal Letters. You can find all the nitty gritty physics there if you want. This video is also fairly informative:
The waves are caused by the same effect that creates classic "surfing waves" in water, known as the Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Its effect can also be seen in clouds and on other planets. It is expected that this discovery will explain how energy moves through the atmosphere, or corona, of the Sun and initiates events like Coronal Mass Ejections.
So enjoy your weekends everyone. Maybe you'll catch some Sun and waves down at the beach? Our forcast is calling for thunderstorms all weekend...
19 comments:
Surfing in the sun, cool
Isn't surfing on the sun and old Smashmouth song?
I think I will avoid the sun if it is flashing balls of fire the size of the US....
cool to look at but i hope it doesnt affect us
Awesome!
The Sun is an amazing thing. Ive learned lots of new stuff on this blog. Cheers.
The sun is awesome :D
Have the seen silver surfer there?
only time i've seen surfing the sun was in stargate universe
Woah, thats amazing!
the sun has been amazing this week, last week, and pretty much every week. :D
Would be so cool if it was somehow possible to surf on the sun ;DD
I bet the silver surfer goes there!
You don't think those waves on the sun affect female behavior, do ya? I've been tripping with the urge to kill for two weeks now...and I'm not on my "lady time"...
But you need an adamantium board, and it's expensive D:
Looks amazing but I hope it doesn't blast us hehe
The Silver Surfer is the only being in the cosmos I can think of who get down on waves in the ocean or on a star like the sun. Luckily bastard.
Maybe Hollywood could do a superhero version of Point Break and set it on the sun.
I love the sun! It makes me happy! :P
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