solar physics
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Parker Solar Probe Scientists Reveal Jaw-Dropping First Results From The Sun
Today, scientists are releasing the surprising initial results from the Parker Solar Probe’s first two close encounters with the Sun.
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Huge Lava Lamp-Like Blobs Spotted In 40-Year-Old Observations Of The Sun
Scientists have found lava lamp-like blobs up to 500 times larger than the Earth in the solar wind, in data from a pair of spacecraft that launched in the 1970s.
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How Will NASA Get This Probe To The Sun Without It Melting?
A human-made spacecraft is finally heading to the centre of the Solar System. NASA’s first launch window for the Parker Solar Probe begins at 5:33PM AEST this Saturday, and if all goes well, the ship will then begin its journey to the Sun.