Enveloped in dramatic scenery, wild volcanoes, enchanting beaches, and rich history and culture, the Indonesian archipelago welcomes its guests with open arms. The island is a mixture of mystery, legend and myth, and a colorful mix of wildlife. It is home to rare species of wild animals and birds, the wildlife here is unique and …
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This Is the First Visible Light Image of Venus’s Surface Taken From Space
Fortunately, scientists have photographed the surface of Venus from space for the first time. Although the planet’s rocky body is obscured by thick cloud cover, the telescope above NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has managed to capture the first visible light image of the surface taken from space, researchers reported in the Feb. 16 Geophysics Research …
What Should be the ‘Black Hole Closest to Earth’ is not a Black Hole
The black hole closest to the Earth is not a black hole at all. In contrast, what scientists think of as a trinity of stars — two stars and a black hole — is actually a pair of stars at a unique stage in evolution. In May 2020, a team of astronomers reported that the …
Plasma Precipitation in the Sun’s Atmosphere Falls in Unexpected Places
Findings of plasma precipitation in the solar atmosphere show that rain appears in unexpected places. The findings could mean that rain could come in the form of fine fog and heavy rain, new evidence shows. Finally, tracking the movement of this plasma could help solve the mystery of why the solar atmosphere, or corona, is …
Why are the loops in the solar atmosphere so neat and tidy?
When a solar eclipse on August 21 reveals the Sun’s normally dim atmosphere, the corona will appear as a complex and organized network of loops, fans and tapes. These features track the coronal magnetic field, which drives the coronal plasma into the tubes and flakes. This thin coronal structure arises from a magnetic field on …
Some Iconic Coronal Loops of the Sun May Be Illusions
The coronal loop, a clear plasma hot filament that bulges into the Sun’s atmosphere, is an iconic image of the Sun. But most of the coronal loops we are supposed to see may not exist at all. Some coronal loops may be illusions created by denser “wrinkles” in the plasma curtain, dubbed coronal loops, researchers …