The Sun Hurls Continent-Sized Blobs of Gas at Us

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The Sun Hurls Continent-Sized Blobs of Gas at Us

XrayJets.jpg Newly-discovered x-ray jets literally blanket the face of the sun, launching continent-sized blobs of superhot gas outwards at 200 million miles per hour. Which is just about 5% of the speed of light, and makes us second-think the chances a spaceship like the one in Danny Boyle's Sunshine might have of getting close to that sucker, even for a quick flyby.

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