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Skywatchers Take Note: Sunday's Annular Solar Eclipse Will Leave a Ring of...
The Annular Eclipse of January 15, 2010A013231 via WikimediaAs seen from Jinan, China.A friendly reminder for skywatchers in East Asia and the American West: On Sunday May 20 (May 21st across the date...
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The Cosmic Alignment Known As 'Manhattanhenge' Begins Tonight
ManhattanhengeWikimedia CommonsThe sunset lines up perfectly with Manhattan twice a year.New Yorkers will be given an astronomical treat tonight as the sunset perfectly lines up across the borough of...
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The Sun Is the Most Perfect Naturally-Occurring Sphere in the Universe
STEREO Image of the SunNASAAfter 50 years of research, we've discovered a strange, beautiful fact about our Sun: it's more perfectly round than anything else in the natural world. It's not the roundest...
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Megapixels: A 1-Billion-Ton Plasma Explosion On The Sun's Surface
Star BurstNASA/GSFC/SDOOn August 31, 2012, more than one billion tons of plasma exploded from the sun's surface and began speeding toward Earth at approximately three million mph. Unlike a solar flare,...
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How Close Could I Get To The Sun And Survive?
The sun, oohNASAOf all the bodies in our solar system, the sun is probably the one we want to give the widest berth. It gushes radiation, and even though its surface is the coolest part of the star, it...
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Why Not Just Dispose Of Nuclear Waste In The Sun?
Rocket to the SunNASADo the benefits of sending nuclear waste into the sun outweigh the risks?After FYI answered why dumping the world's nuclear waste into a volcano would be a bad idea, our inbox was...
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Big Pic: A Bright Flash From The Sun
Solar FlareNASA/SDOAt 8:30 p.m. Eastern time yesterday, a solar flare peaked on the surface of the sun, emitting an intense burst of radiation. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the M9.4-class...
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Amazing Views From This Morning's Total Solar Eclipse
TotalityEric AdamsMuch of Europe--along with some of North Africa and the Middle East--awoke to a stunning solar eclipse this morning. The rare event drew diehard eclipse chasers and researchers to the...
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Tomorrow, See A Short-Lived Red Lunar Eclipse In The Wee Hours Of The Morning
Total Eclipse Of The HeartREUTERS/Jason ReedA total lunar eclipse, also known as a "blood moon", is pictured from Gosford, north of Sydney, October 8, 2014Good news, America! Most of the country has...
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What Is A Sunspot?
Space And what does it have to do with my GPS being wonky? In September, an international team of scientists was able to show, for the first time, how magnetic activity in the sun’s interior leads a...
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New Yorkers Crowd Busy Streets To Watch The Sunset
Space A recap of Manhattanhenge 2016 Manhattanhenge 2016…
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