Two solar probes are helping researchers understand the phenomenon that powers the solar wind
Our Sun drives out a continuous flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the solar wind, which covers our solar system. Outside of Earth’s protective …
Our Sun drives out a continuous flow of plasma, or ionized gas, called the solar wind, which covers our solar system. Outside of Earth’s protective …
The sun is about to undergo a significant departure: magnetic field reversal. This phenomenon occurs approximately every 11 years and marks an important stage in …
The Sun warms the Earth, making it habitable for humans and animals. But that’s not all it does, and it affects a much larger area …
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Under a huge arch coronal loopa wealth of exotic solar phenomena active in the transition zone between the slower atmosphere unthe chromosphere, and the corona, …
The April 8th total solar eclipse is almost upon us. The event will see the sky over a swath of the United States, Mexico, and …
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