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NASA reveals secrets of the Solar Wind-take a bow Parker Solar Probe!

NASA sent the Parker Solar Probe on a daring mission to study the Sun's outermost atmosphere, known as the corona, and since then, scientists have made it reveal secrets about the solar wind that impacts the Earth in various ways. Solar wind is a continuous flow of charged particles called plasma, which is released from the Sun's corona out into space. Parker Solar Probe spacecraft, operated by NASA, was launched in 2018 with the primary objective of investigating the Solar Wind and its impact on Earth.In a recent study published in Nature, researchers unveiled new insights into the Solar Wind based on data collected by the Parker Solar Probe, as reported by VOA English Learning. The spacecraft made history in 2021 by entering the Sun's Corona for the first time, reaching a distance as...
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Earth to be swallowed by Sun? Know what scientists saw for the first time ever

Have you ever wondered about Earth death? Though there have been several rumors saying that the planet will enter a black hole or a huge asteroid collision can lead to its ending, there is no specific reason or proof for the same. However, now, it is being said that Earth can get swallowed by the Sun in around 5 billion years. According to a report by AFP, scientists have observed a dying star swallowing a planet for the first time, offering a preview of Earth's expected fate in around five billion years.Most planets are believed to meet their end when their host star runs out of energy, turning into a red giant that massively expands, devouring anything unlucky enough to be in its path. "But when the Sun finally does engulf Earth, it will cause only a "tiny perturbation" compared to t...
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133-day Sun trip! Take the journey with NASA and see what happens. Watch

This NASA video takes you on a 133-day Sun journey! NASA’s SDO chronicles four months of solar activity in a 59-minute video. Watch now. After the launch of Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on February 11, 2010, NASA has kept an unwavering eye on the Sun. SDO studies how solar activity happens and drives space weather. The spacecraft's measurements of the Sun's interior, atmosphere, magnetic field, and energy output all work to help us understand the star we live with. Now, NASA's SDO has shared a video which chronicles solar activity for 133 days from August 12 to December 22, 2022. The time-lapse video shows the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer - the corona. You can come on this trip too, just watch the NASA Sun video.NASA says that the SDO has provided unprecedented views of the ...
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Horrific solar filament explodes on our Sun; it is so big, Earth could disappear in it

Giant solar filament big enough to swallow earth has erupted on the Sun's surface near sunspot AR3089. The Sun is getting fiery as it reaches near the peak of its 11-year solar cycle resulting in a huge number of solar flares and solar filaments exploding on its surface. Recently, one such filament was seen on the sun's surface near sunspot AR3089. According to spaceweather.com, the magnetic filament became unstable with its debris forming a "canyon of fire." And the walls of the canyon expand nearly 20,000 kilometres in height. As per the reports the hole is so big Earth would disappear in it. Astronomers are now expecting a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) to erupt from the sunspot.Coronal mass ejections, or CME, are large clou...