The sun's poles may have powerful magnetic tornadoes The sun may have swirling polar vortices similar to those on Earth, but powered by a very different source, according to a new study. https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/C7ZgFfQtborTcWnm2pDZ3j.jpg https://www.space.com/the-universe/sun/the-suns-poles-may-have-powerful-magnetic-tornadoes