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According to an article published in Nature Astronomy, a research lab at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) managed to create its own solar flare that is small enough to fit inside a lunchbox.
The acoustically generated force will help astronomers better understand the sun's photosphere and the causes of space weather.
The tiny sun used sound waves to simulate the sun's swirling mass of plasma
The tiny sun used sound waves to simulate the sun's swirling mass of plasma
Scientists have a problem when it comes to modeling space events inside laboratories: Earth's gravity tends to get in the way, making it difficult to replicate environments away from our planet.