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National GeographicA tornado made of boiling plasma that can rotate at speeds up to 186,000 miles (299,338 km) an hour might seem like an extraordinary phenomenon, but there are thousands of them on the sun at any given moment. Over the last few years, astrophotographer Miguel Claro has captured remarkably detailed footage of these solar twisters swirling above the sun's active surface. See more of Claro's spectacular solar images at the 🔗 in bio.
On the profile · Jul 24, 2025