RISE UP Coils
of magnetism that
erupt from the
sun, seen in this false color ultraviolet
image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, are pushed up in parcels
of gas, a new study suggests.
Image: On August 31, 2012 a long filament
of solar material that had been hovering in the
sun's atmosphere, the corona,
erupted out into space at 4:36 p.m. EDT.