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Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere aims aurora-sparking solar wind at Earth (photo)
The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor ...
Russian astronomers observe rare black plasma eruption on the Sun
The event, described by scientists as "very rare, beautiful, and even a bit strange," involved a cold prominence rich in ...
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Was Never Meant to Look at the Sun. Astronomers Tried It Anyway
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...
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The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
This magnetic cycle lasts approximately 22 years, through which the sun's magnetic field reverses and then reverts to its original state, Ryan French, a solar astrophysicist and Space.com ...
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WTOP’s top space story of 2024: The sun looms large
2024 brought multiple astronomical events across the D.C. area, but one story rose (daily in the east) above all the rest — our star, the sun. Here’s a look back at the sun’s influence this ...
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As NASA spacecraft orbits the sun, this scientist is excited about the future of predicting space weather
NASA sent out the Parker Space Probe in 2018 to better understand the sun's outer atmosphere. The spacecraft survived the journey and is now orbiting the sun about six kilometres away from its ...
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NASA Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun
The probe passed just 6.1 million kilometres (3.8 million miles) above the Sun’s surface on December 24, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said early on Friday.