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fromSFGATE
2 days ago

UC Berkeley scientists to launch NASA mission to Mars

UC Berkeley scientists are in charge of two identical satellites, nicknamed Blue and Gold to honor the university's colors, set to launch for Mars as soon as Sunday. Leading NASA's ESCAPADE mission, the team based at UC Berkeley's Space Sciences Laboratory's mission operations center will manage the twin satellites as they take off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, this weekend and travel to Mars by 2027.
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fromwww.nature.com
1 month ago

Rogue' planet is fastest-growing ever observed

A planet is accreting gas and dust at up to 6 billion tonnes per second, likely accelerated by strong magnetic fields.
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fromFuturism
1 month ago

Astronomers Spot Something "Totally Unexpected" at Event Horizon of Supermassive Black Hole

M87*'s magnetic-field polarization flipped between 2017 and 2021, indicating dynamic, complex magnetic structures near the event horizon affecting accretion and outflows.
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fromFuturism
1 month ago

Something Weird Is Going on With the Sun, Scientists Find

The Sun unexpectedly increased activity since about 2008, reversing a decades-long quieting trend with more sunspots and solar flares.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Sun's south pole revealed for first time, in images from Solar Orbiter spacecraft

The Solar Orbiter has captured unprecedented images of the sun's south pole, aiding our understanding of solar magnetic activity and cycles.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
6 months ago

Should We Worry about Solar Superflares?

In our daily lives, the sun seems constant and quiet, sedately shining at a steady pace. But looks can be deceiving; our star can also blast out powerful solar storms.
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