In what we can only interpret as a show of solidarity for the Solar System's beleaguered dwarf planet Pluto , the Sun put its heart prominently on its sleeve atmosphere.

On the side of the Sun facing Earth, a giant coronal hole appeared in the shape of an enormous love heart, many times the size of Earth , blasting a powerful stream of solar particles across the Solar System.

The uniquely shaped shadow is slowly rotating away from Earth, but only a few days ago, it was smack-bang in the center, placing our planet right in the path of its solar wind.

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Coronal holes aren't actual holes in the Sun. They are regions where the Sun's magnetic field weakens, allowing the constant wind of solar partic

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