Solar eruptions are triggered by magnetic stress building up in the corona due to the motion of the Sun's dense surface. New observations reveal that these eruptions can, in turn, induce the rotational motion of sunspots.
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Aulanier, G. When the tail wags the dog. Nature Phys 12, 998–999 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3938
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