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$66M experiment to ‘dim the sun’ to combat global warming gets OK — but critics have called it ‘barking mad’
Sounds like a bright idea. Scientists have received approval to soon test whether “dimming” the light from the sun will ...
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NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far
The ultimate purpose of PUNCH is to use its four instruments — three wide-field imagers (WFI) and a near-field imager (NFI) — ...
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UK Government Set to Green-Light $66 Million Sun-Dimming Experiment
In a move that reeks of Biblical hubris, they’re set to approve experiments aimed at “dimming” the sun -- yes, the sun, God’s ...
See the Sun’s Hidden Halo in 3D: NASA’s PUNCH Mission Captures First Light
NASA’s PUNCH mission just took a big step forward with the first images from its solar-observing instruments, revealing the ...
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PUNCH sees first light, prepares to study how the Sun creates our space weather
Meanwhile, the NFI homes in on the Sun’s more immediate surroundings, blotting out the light from the bright disk to image a doughnut-shaped region just beyond the surface. This unique view lets ...
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NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far
Scientists announced on Friday (April 18) that the newest solar investigator in town has captured its first-light images — or should I say the newest solar investigators. That is, this NASA sun ...