Nature Communications research reveals stunning video . It shows a solar flux 'rope ' taking shape on the sun . Twisting groups of magnetic fields writhe around a central axis . And the rope ultimately causes a bright flash - a solar flare - to form .
New Jersey Institute of Technology research reveals stunning video . It shows a solar flux 'rope ' taking shape on the sun . Twisting groups of magnetic fields writhe around a central axis . And the rope ultimately causes a bright flash - a solar flare - to form .