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NASA MESSENGER and STEREO Measurements Open New Window Into High- Energy Processes on the Sun
Description: Understanding the sun from afar isn't easy. How do you figure out what powers solar flares - the intense bursts of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots - when you must rely on observing only the light and particles that make their way to near-Earth's orbit? <br> One answer: you get closer. <br> [Source: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center]
URL: http://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/messenger-stereo-measurements-open-new-window-into-high-energy-processes-on-the-sun/#.U9quxKPQrh4
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Source: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Publish Date: 7/31/2014
Reading Level: Basic
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