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NASA will fly you to the sun or at least your name

NowuntilApril27,NASAisacceptingonlinesubmissionsforthishottestticketintown.ThenameswillbesentontheParkerSolarProbeallthewaytothesun.OncelaunchedthissummerfromCa

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Interstellar object Oumuamua covered in thick crust of carbon-rich gunk

Themysteriousinterstellarobject‘Oumuamuathatisshootingthroughoursolarsystemiswrappedinathickcoatingofcarbon-richgunkthatbuiltuponitscosmictravels,astronomershav

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NASA captures images of strong solar flares

Twohigh-intensitysolarflareswereemittedonWednesday,thesecondofwhichwasthemostintenserecordedsincethestartofthissuncycleinDecember2008,NASAsaid.Theseradiationfla

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US probe to make unprecedented plunge into sun’s atmosphere

AUSspacecraftsettolaunchnextyearwillmakeaseriesofunprecedenteddivesintothesun’sscorchingatmospheretoseehowthestarworksandwhatcanbedonetobetterpredictspaceweathe

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NASA renames probe that will fly into the sun's atmosphere

NASAhasannouncedanewnameforitsmissiontoflyaspacecraftdirectlyintothesun'satmosphere.AtaneventattheUniversityinChicago,NASAannouncedthatitwouldbenamingthespacecr

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Cosmic dance: NASA craft captures solar eclipse

NASA’sSolarDynamicsObservatoryhasmadeanunexpectedsetofhigh-resolutionphotosofapartialsolareclipse,asthemoonpassedbetweenthesunandthespacecraft.NASA'sSolarDynami

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Flame it on the sunshine: Thai solar chicken a hot hit

Notmanychefsdonaweldingmaskbeforetheyenterthekitchen,butSilaSutharatpreferstocookhischickensunnysideup.TwohourssouthofBangkokthis60-year-oldroadsidevendorhasfou

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8 Winter Solstice Celebrations Around the World

Ever since people first noticed the changing length of the days, the longest night of the year has been a special time marked by celebration.

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Australian deputy PM promotes "lesson to all" as he undergoes skin cancer treatment

Australia's acting prime minister on Tuesday warned Australians about the dangers of working in the sun, citing his experience battling skin cancer as a "lesson to all" ahead of the summer season.

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Sunlight helps prevent diabetes, obesity

Moderate exposure to the sun helps prevent obesity and diabetes and is important for good health, an Australian-led study published in the Diabetes journal on Friday revealed.