Kelvin–Helmholtz Instabilities Found to Drive Plasma Mixing on the Sun

As easy as the Sun is to observe, it’s simultaneously very hard to study due to how extreme the conditions are, even on the surface of a rather unassuming star. One of these study topics is the interaction between the Sun’s plasma and magnetic field, as this drives much of the dynamism of the Sun’s surface layer (i.e., the photosphere). Recent observations by the 4-meter solar telescope in Hawaii have now led to interesting new findings, as detailed in a paper in Nature by [David Kuridze] et al.