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Solar science: Exploring the power of our closest star

Solar science: Exploring the power of our closest star

Drawing of the sun It’s the year of the Great American Eclipse–an opportunity to bring “solar science” into the spotlight. As Earth’s nearest star, our energy-rich, brilliant sun and its volatile atmospheric disturbances can interfere with our own planet’s power grids and communications systems. But NSF-funded science looks at ways to learn more from the sun and how we can further harness its power…during an eclipse and beyond!

More at http://ift.tt/2t6g5IN


This is an NSF News item.

Published June 29, 2017 at 05:21PM
Read more at nsf.gov

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