The Daniel K. Inouye telescope snapped a clear image of sunspots.
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A pair of satellites will create artificial solar eclipses to study the sun
Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun’s outer atmosphere, which is even hotter than the sun’s surface.
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Summer officially arrives with the earliest solstice in more than 2 centuries
Astronomical summer officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere — amidst a heat wave — at 4:51 p.m. ET. It’s the earliest start to the season since 1796, thanks to quirks in the calendar.
