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Magnetic Reconnection Throughout the Solar System Visualizations

A visualization of the Sun with an loop above it
Digital render showing an artist's conception of magnetic reconnection
NASA's Conceptual Image Laboratory
Levels
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
Material Type
  • Animation/Visualization
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 3.1 – The Sun is made of churning plasma…
  • Big Idea 3.2 – Energy from the Sun is created in the core…
NGSS
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Heliophysics Topics
  • Magnetic Reconnection
  • Magnetosphere
  • Magnetotail
Material Cost per Learner Free
Language English

This set of visualizations show the role magnetic reconnection plays in processes on Earth, the Sun, and around black holes. They feature dazzling animation including 3D renders created by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Conceptual Image Laboratory and Scientific Visualization Studio.

Find these visualizations and more from the Scientific Visualization Studio here. ↗