Thursday, March 23, 2023

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe completed its 15th close approach to the Sun

Dozens of observatories collected data during this encounter.

A piece of the Sun’s northern pole broke off

The Sun is breaking apart!

Astronomers found a rare exoplanet suited to probe alien life

A nearby potentially habitable Earth-mass exoplanet.

Hubble, for the first time, directly measured the mass of a lone white dwarf

The unique observation yields insights into theories of the structure and composition of white dwarfs.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe uncovered clues about the origins of the solar wind

This finding is helping scientists better understand the 60-year-old mystery.

NASA’s SDO captured a strong solar flare erupting from Sun

Sunspot AR3182 is living up to the hype.

Study uncovered how magnetic waves interact with Earth’s bubble

Scientists looked at magnetic waves that occur ahead of the Earth’s shock known as foreshock waves.

Scientists discovered web-like plasma structures in the Sun’s middle corona

The findings could lead to a better understanding of the solar wind’s origins.

The largest turbulence simulation reveals the energy flow in astrophysical plasmas

Breakthrough in identifying the puzzling cause.

Most extensive study yet of how magnetically active stars are when they are young

Chandra sees stellar X-rays exceeding safety limits.

Hubble detected a ghostly glow surrounding our solar system

Where's that coming from?

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