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This illustration lays a depiction of the sun's magnetic fields over an image captured by NASA?s Solar Dynamics Observatory. The complex overlay of lines can teach scientists about the ways the sun's magnetism changes in response to the constant movement on and inside the sun. CREDIT NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-07315-1

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Source of the sun’s magnetic field may hide right under its surface

��è��Ƶs have long thought the source of the sun's magnetic field sat deep within the star, but it may exist in a far more convenient spot for us to observe it

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the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern lights, putting on a show over Achmelvich beach, Sutherland, in the Highlands of Scotland, UK.

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How to see tonight's northern lights – the strongest in 20 years

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An image of Mars

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Mars is blasting plasma out of its atmosphere into space

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Kill the sun! How wild thought experiments drive scientific discovery

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Eclipse chasers: Why NASA jets will pursue solar totality

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Eclipse chasers: Why NASA jets will pursue solar totality

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coronal mass ejection from sun

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Why we study the sun’s corona during a total solar eclipse

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solar eclipse

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How solar eclipses have been revealing cosmic secrets for centuries

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One of NASA’s WB-57F research jets

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The ambitious plans to study the sun during April's solar eclipse

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The sun producing solar flares

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Largest recorded solar storm was even bigger than we thought

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The outer parts of the sun during a total solar eclipse

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6 things to look out for during the total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun’s majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here’s what you can expect to see

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The sun could contain a tiny black hole that formed in the big bang

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Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our solar system

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Strange alien worlds suggest Earth could survive the death of the sun

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A comet wagged its tail as it flew past the sun

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