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Exploring our Solar System and unlocking the secrets of the Universe
Go to topicProtecting life and infrastructure on Earth and in orbit
Go to topicUsing space to benefit citizens and meet future challenges on Earth
Go to topicMaking space accessible and developing the technologies for the future
Go to topicThis sped-up movie shows an observation taken with Hinode’s X-ray Telescope over 40 minutes on January 17, 2007. It is a close-up of a series of false colour images of the solar corona. During the evolution of the jet, the transverse waving left to right motions are visual evidence of an Alfvén wave traveling along the magnetic field which extends out into the solar system.