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Jan 16
Now Introducing: Mercury Mappers
Posted by Nicole Gugliucci on Dec 5, 2012 in Citizen Science It’s here! A brand new citizen science project! Everyone, welcome Mercury Mappers to our happy family. Technically, it is still in “beta” which means that all the site content isn’t in place, but we are so excited to have the data and tools …
Jan 16
Sun Spot Pointing At Us
AR1654 is a Monster Sunspot. (And It’s Aiming Our Way.) by Jason Major on January 11, 2013 Active Region 1654 on the Sun’s western limb, seen by SDO on Jan. 11 (NASA/SDO/HMI team. Diagram by J. Major.) Like an enormous cannon that is slowly turning its barrel toward us, the latest giant sunspot region …