What's Wrong with the Sun?
Friday, July 11, 2008 - 01:28
in Astronomy & Space
The sun is entering its 3rd year of eerie calm. Sunspots are rare and solar flares simply aren't happening. Is this "solar minimum" lasting longer than it should? A NASA scientist has examined centuries of sunspot data to find the answer.
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