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08.08.2019

American scientists from the University of Wisconsin were able to create a mini-copy of the Sun in the laboratory in order to better learn about the structure of a real star. The project was named Big Red Ball.

The project was the first in which scientists managed to create reactions that mimic the Sun's magnetic field. It is impossible to simulate all processes completely in the laboratory. This time, as noted, the team managed to implement the movement of solar plasma.

With the help of research, physicists intend to find out why and how the solar wind occurs. It is a stream of charged particles of plasma and gas, which flows at extremely high speeds from the surface of a star.

The model is a hollow three-meter sphere filled with helium plasma. To create a magnetic field, scientists placed magnets in the center of the sphere. As a result, when the physicists turned on the mini-copy, the particles began to rotate around the center due to the force of the inner core.

However, at a speed of 35,5 thousand km / h, the plasma escaped outside the sphere, showing how the solar wind works. The project helped scientists figure out how he manages to overcome the attraction of a star.

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