Model Tracks Storms from the Sun

Hell hath no fury like a solar storm.

Coronal mass ejection detected by SOHO on June 6. Gopalswamy et al./NASA, ESA

From top to bottom: A weak point (arrow) in the magnetic field of the corona. DeLuca et al./NASA

TRACE data show a flow of hot, ionized gas at the location of the weakened field (region between blue dots).