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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope made an unprecedented observation this week, worrying and exciting scientists after it captured a piece of the sun break off and circled the north pole like a vortex.

Space weather forecaster Tamitha Skov shared a video sequence showing the intense whirlwind.

“Talk about Polar Vortex! Material from a northern prominence just broke away from the main filament and is now circulating in a massive polar vortex around the north pole of our Star. Implications for understanding the Sun's atmospheric dynamics above 55° here cannot be overstated!” tweeted Tamitha Skov.

On Tuesday, a medium-sized, powerful solar flare knocked out a shortwave radio over the Pacific Ocean, as per reports.

NASA defines an eruptive solar prominence, or filament, as a large, bright feature that extends from the sun's surface.

The corona's (Sun’s hot outer atmosphere) prominences are anchored to the sun's surface.

Prominences form in a day and loop hundreds of thousands of miles into space in the corona for months.

Scott McIntosh, a solar physicist and deputy director at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, said he hasn't seen a vortex like this, but something unusual happens with the sun's 55-degree latitudes once every solar cycle.

Since the sun is more active than ever, McIntosh expects solar eruptions and sunspots.

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