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Study Explores Sun’s Magnetic Field Changes and Solar Wind Acceleration
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal has shed light on how the Sun’s magnetic field influences solar wind acceleration. Using data from the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter, researchers observed that sharp magnetic switchbacks smooth out into gentler waves as they travel further from the Sun. This relaxation process transfers magnet...
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Solar Orbiter Sends High-Resolution Images of Sun’s Surface, Unveiling New Details
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back the sharpest images of the sun’s surface, captured from 74 million kilometres away. These high-resolution images reveal the sun’s dynamic surface features, including granular patterns and sunspots. The spacecraft’s instruments also provided detailed maps of the sun’s magnetic fields, shedding light...
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A Geomagnetic Storm Has Hit Earth. Here's What It Is And What Causes Them
A geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky in parts of the US during the first weekend in October. South Africas National Space Agency (Sansa) told reporters that the storm had originated from a solar flare "that erupted from sunspot 3842 on October 3
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Unveils New Insights into Solar Heating Mystery
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has delivered groundbreaking insights into one of the sun's most perplexing mysteries: why its outer atmosphere, or corona, is significantly hotter than its surface. This phenomenon, known as the "coronal heating mystery," has puzzled scientists for decades. The Parker Solar Probe, which is the fastest human-made object, h...
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NASA Explains How Intense Geomagnetic Storms Lead to Stunning Auroras
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a warning about an intense geomagnetic storm at level G4, which is likely to disrupt power grids, GPS, and radio signals. Despite these potential issues, the storm offers a remarkable visual treat with colourful auroras visible in high-latitude areas of Canada and the United Stat...
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Sun's Magnetic Field May Originate Closer To Solar Surface: Study
The sun's magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depths in the star's interior than previously thought, according to researchers.
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Solar Flares Seen During Total Solar Eclipse. Here's What It Means
A solar flare is a massive explosion that occurs on the Sun when energy that has been trapped in "twisted" magnetic fields, which are often found above sunspots, is abruptly released.
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Watch: 'Solar Snake' Slithers Around The Sun's Surface
The European Space Agency (ESA) said that the 'snake' is a tube of cooler atmospheric gases making its way through the Sun's magnetic field.
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Earth Is Unlikely to Reverse Its Magnetic Polarity, Here's Why
A mysterious region in the South Atlantic with vanishing geomagnetic field spurred fears regarding Earth's magnetic polarity. However, a new study stated that the current alterations aren't extraordinary, and a reversal is unlikely. Andreas Nilsson, a geologist at Lund University, said that anomalies like the one in the South Atlantic are likely pe...
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New Model Will Help Researchers Find Answers to Mystery Around Evolution of Solar Rotation, Magnetic Fields
The research found an explanation for the structure of the Sun's chemical composition by taking into account the solar rotation and magnetic fields, which have changed over time.
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Geomagnetic Solar Storm to Hit Earth on April 14, May Cause Possible Damage
Space agencies and scientists have said that a massive geomagnetic solar storm will possibly hit the Earth on Thursday. It may also cause damage to the earth. NASA has predicted that there are high chances that the storm will intensify after striking the Earth.
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Saturn's Aurorae Fuelled by Planet's High-Altitude Winds, Research States
An aurora is a beautiful display of natural lights in the sky, usually seen near the North and South Poles at night. Scientists have long believed that aurorae are created when the solar winds interact with the Earth's magnetic field — when streams of electrified particles emitted by the Sun are trapped in the magnetic field of the Earth.
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NASA Shares Stunning Image of Solar Flares Recently Ejected by Sun
The Sun's surface is marked by electrically charged gases that keep generating powerful magnetic forces. Their area of influence is called magnetic fields. As these gases are dynamic, they continuously stretch and twist the magnetic fields. Sometimes, this tangling of magnetic fields causes a sudden explosion of energy called solar flares.
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Solar Storm: NASA Warns of Disturbance Likely Due to 'Swirling Sun Debris' Heading Towards Earth
NASA has warned about the potential impacts of “swirling Sun debris" created by a solar storm likely to hit the Earth by December 11. The agency said a coronal mass ejection (CME) of plasma and magnetic field escaped the Sun earlier this week and is expected to possibly strike by Saturday.
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Earth Too Can Have Saturn-Like Rings, but They Will Be Made Up of Space Junk: Researchers
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in our solar system, has the most spectacular and complex ring system. Earth may soon have its own set of rings, according to researchers at the University of Utah, US.
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Study Explores Sun’s Magnetic Field Changes and Solar Wind Acceleration
A study published in The Astrophysical Journal has shed light on how the Sun’s magnetic field influences solar wind acceleration. Using data from the Parker Solar Probe and Solar Orbiter, researchers observed that sharp magnetic switchbacks smooth out into gentler waves as they travel further from the Sun. This relaxation process transfers magnet...
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Solar Orbiter Sends High-Resolution Images of Sun’s Surface, Unveiling New Details
The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back the sharpest images of the sun’s surface, captured from 74 million kilometres away. These high-resolution images reveal the sun’s dynamic surface features, including granular patterns and sunspots. The spacecraft’s instruments also provided detailed maps of the sun’s magnetic fields, shedding light...
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A Geomagnetic Storm Has Hit Earth. Here's What It Is And What Causes Them
A geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky in parts of the US during the first weekend in October. South Africas National Space Agency (Sansa) told reporters that the storm had originated from a solar flare "that erupted from sunspot 3842 on October 3
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Unveils New Insights into Solar Heating Mystery
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has delivered groundbreaking insights into one of the sun's most perplexing mysteries: why its outer atmosphere, or corona, is significantly hotter than its surface. This phenomenon, known as the "coronal heating mystery," has puzzled scientists for decades. The Parker Solar Probe, which is the fastest human-made object, h...
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NASA Explains How Intense Geomagnetic Storms Lead to Stunning Auroras
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a warning about an intense geomagnetic storm at level G4, which is likely to disrupt power grids, GPS, and radio signals. Despite these potential issues, the storm offers a remarkable visual treat with colourful auroras visible in high-latitude areas of Canada and the United Stat...
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Sun's Magnetic Field May Originate Closer To Solar Surface: Study
The sun's magnetic field, which causes solar storms like the one that hit Earth this month and produced beautiful auroras, may originate at shallower depths in the star's interior than previously thought, according to researchers.
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Solar Flares Seen During Total Solar Eclipse. Here's What It Means
A solar flare is a massive explosion that occurs on the Sun when energy that has been trapped in "twisted" magnetic fields, which are often found above sunspots, is abruptly released.
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Watch: 'Solar Snake' Slithers Around The Sun's Surface
The European Space Agency (ESA) said that the 'snake' is a tube of cooler atmospheric gases making its way through the Sun's magnetic field.
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Earth Is Unlikely to Reverse Its Magnetic Polarity, Here's Why
A mysterious region in the South Atlantic with vanishing geomagnetic field spurred fears regarding Earth's magnetic polarity. However, a new study stated that the current alterations aren't extraordinary, and a reversal is unlikely. Andreas Nilsson, a geologist at Lund University, said that anomalies like the one in the South Atlantic are likely pe...
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New Model Will Help Researchers Find Answers to Mystery Around Evolution of Solar Rotation, Magnetic Fields
The research found an explanation for the structure of the Sun's chemical composition by taking into account the solar rotation and magnetic fields, which have changed over time.
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Geomagnetic Solar Storm to Hit Earth on April 14, May Cause Possible Damage
Space agencies and scientists have said that a massive geomagnetic solar storm will possibly hit the Earth on Thursday. It may also cause damage to the earth. NASA has predicted that there are high chances that the storm will intensify after striking the Earth.
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Saturn's Aurorae Fuelled by Planet's High-Altitude Winds, Research States
An aurora is a beautiful display of natural lights in the sky, usually seen near the North and South Poles at night. Scientists have long believed that aurorae are created when the solar winds interact with the Earth's magnetic field — when streams of electrified particles emitted by the Sun are trapped in the magnetic field of the Earth.
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NASA Shares Stunning Image of Solar Flares Recently Ejected by Sun
The Sun's surface is marked by electrically charged gases that keep generating powerful magnetic forces. Their area of influence is called magnetic fields. As these gases are dynamic, they continuously stretch and twist the magnetic fields. Sometimes, this tangling of magnetic fields causes a sudden explosion of energy called solar flares.
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Solar Storm: NASA Warns of Disturbance Likely Due to 'Swirling Sun Debris' Heading Towards Earth
NASA has warned about the potential impacts of “swirling Sun debris" created by a solar storm likely to hit the Earth by December 11. The agency said a coronal mass ejection (CME) of plasma and magnetic field escaped the Sun earlier this week and is expected to possibly strike by Saturday.
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Earth Too Can Have Saturn-Like Rings, but They Will Be Made Up of Space Junk: Researchers
Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in our solar system, has the most spectacular and complex ring system. Earth may soon have its own set of rings, according to researchers at the University of Utah, US.
