The Tiny Physics Behind Immense Cosmic Eruptions

https://media.wired.com/clips/648cca438d6da8ab812d8543/master/pass/MagneticReconnectionSim-byNASAsScientificVisualizationStudio_1.mp4

A new theory describes how particle interactions fuel fast magnetic reconnection, the process behind solar flares and other astrophysical jets.

https://www.wired.com/story/the-tiny-physics-behind-immense-cosmic-eruptions/