Scientists have discovered gravitational waves in the Sun's photosphere

Researchers have confirmed the existence of magnetic plasma waves, known as Alfven waves, in

photosphere of the Sun. The study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, provides new insight into this phenomenon, which was discovered in 1947 by Nobel Prize winner Hannes Alfvén.

The great potential of these waves lies in theirthe ability to transport energy and information over very long distances due to the magnetic nature. Finding these waves in the solar photosphere, the lowest layer of a star's atmosphere, is the first step towards harnessing the properties of these magnetic waves.

The ability of Alfvén waves to transfer energyis also of interest to solar and plasma astrophysics, as it may help explain the extreme heating of the solar atmosphere - a mystery that has remained unsolved for over a century.

In this study, scientists usedhigh-resolution observations of the solar atmosphere with the European Space Agency's IBIS gamma telescope to prove the existence of antisymmetric torsion waves. For the first time, scientists suggested their existence 50 years ago.

They also found that these waves canused to extract huge amounts of energy from the solar photosphere, which confirms the potential of these waves for a wide range of research areas and industrial applications.

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