Aditya-L1 shows a solar eruption spreading unevenly
Indian astronomers used the country's solar observatory to show a 2024 coronal mass ejection grew lopsided, which can change when it reaches Earth
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Data from Aditya-L1's VELC instrument shows a solar eruption on August 5, 2024 did not expand like a simple bubble, but unevenly.
The study, by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, is published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
The shape of such eruptions can affect their speed and arrival time at Earth, where they disturb satellites and communications.