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Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals
Solar scientists have found tiny, short-lived jets of energy on our sun to be the primary drivers of the solar wind, marking ...
Space.com29d
The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...
The sun is reaching an 11-year peak. What does it mean for the northern lights in Iowa?
The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...
Scientific American27d
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 ...
Scientists spot tiny sun jets driving fast and slow solar wind
In 2023, the European Space Agency reported on Solar Orbiter's discovery of tiny jets near the sun's south pole that could be ...
Time10d
Astronomy: Weather Report from the Sun
Eleven-Year Cycle. The astronomers will be part of a “solar patrol” established to warn astronauts against possible danger from the sun, which by 1968 or 1969 should reach a peak in its eleven ...
Space.com1d
February's full moon shines bright tonight. Here's what to expect from the Snow Moon
The moon reached its peak brightness at 8:53 a.m. EST (1353 GMT) on Feb. 12, but local moonrise and moonset times will depend ...
Astronomy11d
Why do the solar system’s planets have different compositions?
The collapse of a cloud core can be triggered by many factors. One theory is that our Sun’s formation was initiated by a nearby supernova explosion. During this collapse, the central gas and ...
The Jerusalem Post Blogs20d
Russian astronomers observe rare black plasma eruption on the Sun
The Laboratory of Solar Astronomy at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that this black cloud of plasma flowed from the Sun's corona and gradually dissipated ...