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Balloon-borne telescope reveals twisted magnetic web above the Sun's quiet regions

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Built and operated the balloon-borne solar observatory

The Sun's quiet regions hide a complex magnetic world. A balloon-borne telescope high in the stratosphere has found thread-like magnetic structures woven through the solar atmosphere above areas that look featureless from below.

Updated Oct 26