A team of astronomers from several European institutions led by Northumbria University in Newcastle has discovered “shooting stars” on the sun. Observations from the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter (SolO) have revealed never-before-seen “falling star”-type phenomena or meteor-like fireballs occurring within the spectacular plasma displays known as coronal rain. The work will be presented this week at the National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2023) by lead author Patrick Antolin, Assistant Professor at Northumbria University.
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Source: Phys.org