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Tornado-like storm in the Sun's corona

Tornado-like storm in the Sun's corona
Tornado-like storm in the Sun's corona This series of images from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a tornado-like storm in the Sun’s lower corona. This vortex is about five times the width of Earth, with plasma swirling at speeds of up to 300,000 kilometers per hour (190,000 miles per hour). NASA/SDO/AIA/Aberystwyth University/Li/Morgan/Leonard