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Real solar eclipse done and dusted, and coming soon, an artificial eclipse to predict geomagnetic solar storms

[ad_1] Millions of people had recently travelled from far to experience the total solar eclipse in the regions where it would be visible. The entire event was spellbinding with the Moon covering the Sun in its entirety and exposing its ghostly corona. However, that is gone and now, the European Space Agency (ESA) is planning to create an artificial solar eclipse and that too, very soon. All it needs…

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Key to solar storms found? NASA’s Parker Solar Probe flew through a dangerous CME in quest of new insights

[ad_1] US space agency NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has been living dangerously ever since it started orbiting the Sun. In fact, NASA credits it with even ‘touching’ the Sun itself and still surviving. However, that is not the only dangerous stunt it has pulled. It transpires that the probe actually flew through the aftermath of a dangerous explosion on the Sun that is referred to as a coronal mass…

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Space fizzle! A stunning solar storm that hit Earth, but failed to shock and awe

[ad_1] It was billed as the strongest solar storm in almost 10 years and skywatchers, professional and amateurs, were looking up at the skies with great hope and anticipation for the fireworks to light them up in brilliant hues. However, they were left quite disappointed. Why? Because the entire thing fizzled out and there were no signs of life left in this solar phenomena on Earth. This solar storm…

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