Tahar Amari

CNRS research director, Center for Theoretical Physics at École Polytechnique

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Balloon-borne telescope reveals twisted magnetic web above the Sun's quiet regions

Led the 2025 study confirming twisted flux ropes across the Sun

The Sun's quiet regions hide a complex magnetic world. A balloon-borne telescope floating 35 kilometers above Earth has revealed thread-like magnetic structures woven through the solar atmosphere above areas that look featureless from below.

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