S-shaped bends in the sun’s magnetic field don’t form at the sun’s surface, like some scientists thought, and can’t directly heat the sun’s corona.
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Colliding pieces of space debris emit electric signals that could help track small debris littering Earth’s orbit, potentially saving satellites and spacecraft.
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Two satellites could join NASA’s fleet studying the Sun and its impacts on Earth’s magnetic field.
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Better forecasting could protect astronauts and instruments from solar eruptions that release damaging, high-energy particles.
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High methane emissions from shallow water platforms underlie the problem.
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How an organization led by U-M is helping small-town America plan for a warming world.
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NASA undertakes a comprehensive look at a critical atmospheric buffer between us and the sun, powered in part by University of Michigan researchers and alumni.
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Meet the U-M researcher who helped pioneer the CubeSat—and a new era in space exploration.
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Highlights include NPR.
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Highlights include the Washington Post and Marketplace.
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