Black Sun
Detailed solar view captured in a very specific color of red light, then rendered in black and white, and then color inverted. Credit Jim Lafferty
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Enormous Coronal Hole
An elongated coronal hole rotated across the face of the sun this past week so that it is now streaming solar wind towards Earth (Jan. 2-5, 2017).
Stellar Wonderland
Stellar Wonderland. For reasons unknown, NGC 6357 is forming some of the most massive stars ever discovered.
There is an accelerating Jet Stream in Earth’s Core
Scientists have discovered a jet stream deep below Earth’s surface, that’s speeding up.
Germany’s Nuclear Fusion machine really works
Tests confirm that Germany’s stellarator futuristic nuclear fusion machine really works.
Aurora over Jupiter’s South Pole
A giant aurora over Jupiter’s South Pole captured by Juno spacecraft.
Strange Quantum Distortion in Empty Space observed
Astronomers observed for the first time a strange Quantum distortion in empty space.
50,000 Kilometers above the Sun
A monster prominence, a sheath of thin gas held above the surface by the Sun’s magnetic field, pictured with a small telescope.
What will happen when Earth’s Magnetic Poles reverse?
Eventually, Earth’s magnetic fields will flip. What will happen when Earth’s Magnetic Poles reverse?
Jupiter’s Magnetosphere will blow your mind
NASA’s Juno spacecraft arrived to Jupiter, to peer beneath its cloudy surface and explore the giant planet’s structure and magnetic field.