Physicists have for the first time directly observed a phenomenon that had previously only been hypothesized to exist. The phenomenon, plasmoid instabilities that occur during collisional magnetic ...

Just like Earth and many other worlds, the Sun has a magnetic field that permeates throughout its interior and emerges far beyond its surface. The field is irregular over the surface, and oftentimes ...

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have for the first time simulated the formation of structures called "plasmoids" during Coaxial Helicity ...

Physicists have developed a computer program incorporating machine learning that could help identify blobs of plasma in outer space known as plasmoids. In a novel twist, the program has been trained ...

Ball lightning and plasmoid phenomena have long captured the interest of both the scientific community and the general public due to their rare and enigmatic nature. Ball lightning is typically ...

How are plasma eruptions in near-Earth space formed? Vlasiator, a model designed for simulating near-Earth space, demonstrated that the two central theories on the occurrence of eruptions are ...

This video explores the curious theory of “plasmoid technology” and whether ancient civilizations might have understood or harnessed it. At the center is the so-called Thunderstorm Generator—a ...