Comet Makes Death-Defying Plunge into the Sun [VIDEO]
By Dr. John Ohab, Naval Research Laboratory Public Affairs In the video below, Comet Lovejoy races through a several-million degree solar corona as it passes the Sun on December 15th, 2011 (EST). The...
View ArticleNRL Scientists “See” Flux Rope Formation for the First Time
Naval Research Laboratory scientists have observed, for the very first time, the formation of solar flux ropes, which are a type of solar magnetic field. Models of flux ropes have been drawn by...
View ArticleThe Approach of the Comet ISON
When Comet C/2012 S1 (ISON), a so-called Sungrazing comet, sweeps by the Sun TODAY, telescopes developed by the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will be lined up for a spectacular front row view....
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