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Publish photos of the Sun's atmosphere from the nearest distance
NASA's probe vessel captures the corona, or outer atmosphere of the Sun, from 27.2 million kilometers away.
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The cause of the Sun's atmosphere is hotter than the surface of the Sun.
A new study has revealed that the cause of the Sun's atmosphere is much hotter, 300 times higher than the surface temperature of the Sun, due to tornadoes of thermal lay…
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New advances in solar monitoring
Launched in February, data from sensors of devices on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory ...
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Nanoflares heat up the Sun's atmosphere
Sun physicists at NASA have confirmed that small and sudden bursts of heat and energy, called nanoflare, make the temperature of thin and translucent gases in the Sun's…
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Campaign to search for extraterrestrial life (Part 1)
Things have changed since Secretary Kirk and Spock conducted a search for life and new civilizations.
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Campaign to search for extraterrestrial life (Part 2)
Things have changed since Secretary Kirk and Spock conducted a search for life and new civilizations.