{
  "id": 12832932,
  "title": "Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/solar-orbiter-tracks-origin-of-mysterious-magnetic-switchbacks-12832932",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ESA Space Science",
    "slug": "esa-space-science",
    "url": "https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Solar_Orbiter/Solar_Orbiter_tracks_origin_of_mysterious_magnetic_switchbacks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has flown through an S-shaped kink known as a ‘switchback’ in the solar wind’s magnetic field. By fingerprinting the elusive particles within the switchback, Solar Orbiter has traced its origin back to the Sun’s surface and revealed more about solar magnetism – the unruly instigator of dangerous solar storms.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Phys.org",
        "title": "Solar Orbiter tracks origin of mysterious magnetic switchbacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/solar-orbiter-tracks-origin-of-mysterious-magnetic-switchbacks",
        "published": "2026-10-08T09:00:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}