National Geographic

Giant "Tornadoes" Seen Erupting From the Sun

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td valign="top"> <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080603-solar-tornadoes.html"> <img src="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/images/thumbs/080603-solar-tornadoes_60x40.jpg" height="40" width="60" alt="image" /> </a> </td> <td valign="top"> <p>Almost a thousand times faster than a terrestrial tornado, these solar twisters last about ten minutes and occur near the sun's poles, new satellite data shows.</p> </td> </tr></table>