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Currently the Sun is going through a period of low activity, with few or no sunspots appearing on its surface. So far nobody is complaining, albeit it does seem that the low activity period has extended a bit too long and has even fooled the scientists into uncertainty regarding whether or not a new solar cycle has b... |
10 June 2008
02:43 GMT |
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The solar wind originates from the Sun of course, everybody knows that, but not many can explain how solar wind is actually generated, at least not in an accurate manner. Yesterday, a team of researchers from the University College London's Mullard Space Science Laboratory, led by professor Loise Harra, presente... |
3 April 2008
06:28 GMT |
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JAXA launched the Hinode solar space observatory in September 2006 and is equipped with several instruments such as the solar optical telescope, an X-ray telescope and an EUV imaging spectrometer with which it can conduct investigations on the Sun's atmosphere but also on its interior, in order to establish the ... |
20 March 2008
10:15 GMT |
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The solar wind represents an emission from the Sun in the form of electrically charged particles, mostly hydrogen, which fills the void space all around the star. Scientists say that these deadly waves of radiation blowing through the whole solar system at speeds as high as 1.6 million kilometers per hour are trigger... |
7 December 2007
03:45 GMT |
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