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NASA: NASA astrophysicist and Vanderbilt graduate student confirm existence of giant convection cells on sun
A NASA astrophysicist and Vanderbilt graduate student Lisa Upton have confirmed the existence of giant convection cells flowing slowly on the sun, lending further insight into the transport of heat from its core and the origin of cycles of sunspot activity that affect essential satellite-based communications such as cell phones and TV broadcasting. Read MoreDec 6, 2013