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World's biggest solar telescope captures sunspots as never seen before
A brand-new instrument has captured a cluster of sunspots - dark surface spots caused by strong magnetic fields - on our ...
First image from the world’s largest solar telescope captures the sun in unheard-of detail
The National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye telescope debuted a close-up of the sun captured by its new, ...
See the terrifying face of the sun, captured by a brand-new instrument
The sun might be responsible for light and life on Earth, but it can also be terrifying. The first image from the brand new ...
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We’ve hit the Solar Maximum, what does this mean for our Northern Lights chances this summer?
NOAA announced they feel Solar Cycle 25 has reached its peak. They counted 216 sunspots in August 2024. Since the peak count, ...
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Gaze at the sky on Astronomy Day at these West Michigan locations
Astronomy Day is an annual event in which professionals invite the community to come learn more about space. This Saturday, ...
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Sunspots and the Maunder Minimum
The ‘Maunder Minimum' is the name given to the period from 1645 to 1715 when the number of sunspots – ‘storms' on the sun – became almost zero. The period is named after the solar astronomer Edward ...
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World’s largest solar telescope takes first ultra-detailed image of the sun
The close-up reveals a cluster of continent-size dark sunspots near the center of the sun’s inner atmosphere, at a scale of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) per pixel. These blemishes mark areas of ...
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First image from the world’s largest solar telescope captures the sun in unheard-of detail
The close-up reveals a cluster of continent-size dark sunspots near the center of the sun’s inner atmosphere, at a scale of 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) per pixel. These blemishes mark areas of ...