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6 things to look out for during the total solar eclipse

A total solar eclipse is a unique experience. From shadow bands to the sun’s majestic corona and pinkish prominences, here’s what you can expect to see

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The outer parts of the sun during a total solar eclipse

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The sun could contain a tiny black hole that formed in the big bang

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Stolen planet could be hiding on the edge of our solar system

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Artist's impression of a planet around a red giant star

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Strange alien worlds suggest Earth could survive the death of the sun

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A comet wagged its tail as it flew past the sun

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A comet wagged its tail as it flew past the sun

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The sun with solar flares coming off it

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The sun is smaller than we thought it was

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Annular solar eclipse

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How to spot October’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse across the Americas

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This image of the solar corona is a color overlay of the emission from highly ionized iron lines, with white light images added below. Different colors provide unique information about the temperature and composition of solar material in the corona. Credits: S. Habbal/M. Druckm?ller/Nasa https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/fe_xi_fe_xiv_wl-hr_mitchell_achf.png

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Why the next solar eclipses are a unique chance to understand the sun

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India set to launch probe to investigate mysteries of the sun

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A close-up of the sun showing solar wind emerging

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Solar wind that blasts from sun may be driven by tiny plasma flares

The source of the charged plasma that makes up the solar wind has long been debated, but new evidence suggests it could come from a barrage of tiny flares

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All of Neptune’s clouds have vanished – it may be because of the sun

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Some sunlight is more energetic than it should be

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Astronomers have spotted inexplicably bright light coming from the sun

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The slippery quest to invent a safer, more effective sunscreen

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The slippery quest to invent a safer, more effective sunscreen

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Could we put out the sun with a sun-sized orb of water?

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