space plasmas
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Solar Orbiter Captures Dazzling Images of the Sun’s Chaotic Activity
We’re drooling over the latest image dump from the Solar Orbiter mission. These incredible pictures and videos, captured during its close approach in March, highlight the awesome power of this probe to show us our host star in a whole new light.
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The Parker Solar Probe Just Dipped Into the Sun’s Corona
The Sun, as you may know, is a giant blazing ball of nuclear fusion. It’s not the sort of thing you’d want to poke. But NASA scientists did just that, using the Parker Solar Probe to touch the Sun’s corona, making direct contact with the star’s plasma and atmosphere.
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Astronaut’s Photo Shows a Huge Blue Flash in Earth’s Atmosphere
Last week, an astronaut aboard the International Space Station captured a lightning strike over Europe. But unlike most lightning, this electrical outburst was not a bunch of spiky tendrils but rather a big blue bubble over the continent.
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Sun Gets Ahead of Itself, Shoots Off Huge Solar Flare on July 3rd
The Sun jumped the gun on July 4 celebrations, as a huge solar flare erupted on the morning of July 3. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the outburst.