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NASA's solar probe flies closer to the sun than any human-made object ever
The probe will, for instance, be able to observe streams of the highest-energy solar particles as they are hurled from the sun, exploding into the cosmos at supersonic speeds. “This is the ...
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Every 100 Years, Stars Like Our Sun Eject Superflares More Powerful Than A Trillion Nukes
Gigantic superflares burst out of Sun-like stars roughly once every 100 years, releasing as much energy as a trillion hydrogen bombs exploding. Could this mean our star, the Sun, is long overdue ...
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Stargazers hope to catch rare glimpse of faraway sun ‘exploding into brightness’
Astronomers are keeping their eyes open for an exploding star that will be visible to the naked eye for the first time in 80 years - Jon Hicks/Stone RF An exploding star that will be visible to ...