Aditya-L1: Indian solar mission's new findings throw light on enduring Sun mysteries
The second is the "tangled magnetic field lines" in the Sun's atmosphere that constantly snap and then reconnect. Prof Ramesh says a CME occurs when these twisting, looping lines - which resemble braided hair - rupture, throwing out massive clouds of magnetised plasma and gas in space. They often originate near sunspots, which are darker, cooler spots on the Sun where magnetic fields are particularly strong.
