What’s in the National Academies’ Decadal Survey for Solar and Space Physics?
Scientists have just released a 10-year plan for studying the Sun, currently at its solar maximum. Credit: NASA At its ...
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Sun-like stars experience superflares roughly once per century
A superflare erupts from a young sunlike star in this artist’s impression. Credit: CfA/Melissa Weiss Solar flares are bright flashes ...
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Parker Solar Probe will soon go deeper into the sun than ever before todayheadline
Illustration of NASA’s Parker Solar ProbeNASA GSFC/CIL/Brian Monroe In less than two weeks, a spacecraft will pass through the atmosphere ...
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Proba-3 launches tomorrow, ready to eclipse the Sun
The two spacecraft of the Proba-3 mission will fly in careful synchronization to create an artificial eclipse for six hours ...
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See the sun revealed in stunning glory by Solar Orbiter pictures
The sun’s upper atmosphere, or corona, in ultraviolet lightESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter/EUI Team These fiery images are the clearest views ...
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