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Tiny plasma jets on the sun drive the elusive solar wind, Europe's Solar Orbiter reveals
"We were very surprised to see that the same tiny plasma jets appear to be driving both the fast and the slow solar wind." ...
Solar Orbiter Just Solved a Major Mystery About the Sun
Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar ...
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The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
The sun's magnetic field last flipped toward the end of 2013. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of the sun ...
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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 ...
An Asteroid Has a 1-in-63 Chance of Hitting Earth in 2032—Here’s What That Means
A dive into probabilities, asteroid impact modeling, and what sort of damage an approximately 180-foot asteroid could cause ...
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Solar Flares: NASA Reveals Early Warning Sign of 'Dangerous Space Weather'
Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...