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How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
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May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of…
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NASA Observations Find What Helps Heat Roots of ‘Moss’ on Sun
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Did you know the Sun has moss? Due to its resemblance to the earthly plants, scientists have named a small-scale,…
Article1 month ago
How NASA’s Roman Telescope Will Measure Ages of Stars
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Guessing your age might be a popular carnival game, but for astronomers it’s a real challenge to determine the ages…
Article1 month ago
NASA-Supported Team Discovers Aurora-Like Radio Bursts Above Sunspot
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A NASA-funded team of scientists has discovered long-lasting radio signals emanating from the Sun that are similar to those associated…
Article2 months ago
NASA Announces Monthly Themes to Celebrate the Heliophysics Big Year
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This October, NASA is launching the Heliophysics Big Year – a global celebration of solar science and the Sun’s influence…
Article9 months ago
A New Look at Sunspots is Helping NASA Scientists Understand Major Flares and Life Around Other Stars
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NASA’s extensive fleet of spacecraft allows scientists to study the Sun extremely close-up – one of the agency’s spacecraft is…
Article4 years ago
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