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Inouye Solar Telescope solar turbulence discovery

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Latest: Inouye Solar Telescope captures unprecedented images of solar plasma whirlpools

In August 2026, researchers reported that the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui had captured the highest‑resolution images ever of the Sun’s photosphere. Data taken in April 2025 revealed direct Kelvin‑Helmholtz i

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NASA research on solar storm impacts

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Latest: Solar storm impacts on Earth may be twice as strong as estimated

Research led by NASA suggests that Earth's response to solar storms may not have a natural saturation point, challenging previous models that assumed a plateau in atmospheric response to intense solar wind. By analyzing