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Solar flares are sudden releases of energy on the solar surface lasting several minutes to a few hours. They occur when magnetic fields on the sun's surface get tangled and 'reconnect,' causing nearby plasma to become superheated.
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Hinode Reveals New Insights About the Origin of Solar Wind
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Observations from Hinode's X-Ray Telescope of the north pole of the sun. Image Credit: SAO/NASA/JAXA/NAOJ
Images from NASA-funded telescopes aboard a Japanese satellite have shed new light about the sun's magnetic field and the origins of solar wind. Data from the Hinode satellite shows that magnetic waves play a critical role in driving the solar wind into space at speeds of almost 1 million miles per hour. Better understanding of the solar wind may lead to more accurate prediction of damaging radiation waves before they reach satellites.> News Release
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Hinode Latest News
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International Spacecraft Reveals Detailed Processes on the Sun
03.21.07 - NASA released on Wednesday never-before-seen images that show the sun's magnetic field is much more turbulent and dynamic than previously known.
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NASA Science Update to Discuss New Phenomena on the Sun
03.14.07 - A NASA Science Update at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday, March 21 will be held to discuss never-before-seen observations from an international mission studying the sun.
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Images From Hinode Offer Clues About Our Violent Sun
12.22.06 - Instruments aboard a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency satellite named Hinode, or "Sunrise," are returning extraordinary new images of our sun.
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 "Observations from Hinode's Solar Optical Telescope of a region at the south pole of the sun on March 19, 2007")
