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Two Huge Holes In the Sun Spotted

Posted by timothy on from the need-that-like-a-hole-the-sun dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Japanese scientists have spotted two huge holes on the sun's magnetic field, and it appears there is some reason to be concerned about. The holes, called coronal holes, are gateways for solar material and gas to spill out into space, according to space.com. The gaps in the sun's magnetic field make a hole through its atmosphere, letting gas out, NASA has said."

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  1. Re:So... by Dunbal · · Score: 0, Troll

    Of course we should be concerned. It's immediately obvious that these coronal holes are caused by driving gas-guzzling SUV's, the indiscriminate use of Vuvuzelas and of course Sharia law. I propose a new tax on all economic growth in order to solve this problem.

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