Sami K. Solanki

Director of the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, study co-author

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Born: October 2, 1958, Karachi

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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

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Co-author of the October 2026 study and contributor to the SCIP instrument

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