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Sunspots and solar flares, created by the sun's magnetism, can affect the Earth's surface
That relationship is fundamentally based on magnetism. Sunspots themselves store magnetic energy; its pressure allows ...
Right now, the sun is far more active than predicted—and small satellites are paying the price
Last week, three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in Earth's atmosphere.
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Twin spacecraft will launch to create an artificial solar eclipse
The Proba-3 mission consists of two spacecraft that will fly in close formation to study the sun, with the shadow of one ...
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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...
Kinetic Alfvén waves may be key to mystery of solar corona heating
Syed Ayaz, a researcher at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), has published a paper in Scientific Reports that ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe to glimpse Venus' surface tomorrow before historic sun encounter
On Wednesday (Nov. 6), NASA's Parker Solar Probe will complete its seventh swing past Venus— the spacecraft's final maneuver ...
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Sun unleashes powerful solar flare, Nasa says
The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare, Nasa has said. The flare, designated X2.3, belongs to the most intense X class ...
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NASA's Parker Probe Set to Pass Venus Before Record-Breaking Sun Orbit
The probe will orbit the sun "close enough to pass inside a solar eruption, like a surfer diving under a crashing ocean wave, ...
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Swings Past Venus for Final Solar Orbits
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has been whizzing through space since 2018 at incredible speed, but it has yet to reach its final ...
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Final Venus Flyby for NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Queues Closest Sun Pass
On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within ...
Solar Flares Cause 'Rolling' Radio Blackouts Across the Globe
An intense X2.3-class flare was released by the sun yesterday, followed by several M-class flares, which caused a series of radio blackouts around the world.
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe flies by Venus before historic sun encounter
NASA's Parker Solar Probe should have completed its seventh swing past Venus on Nov. 6 — the spacecraft's final maneuver ...