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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

22 April 2020

New images reveal threads of ultra-hot gas woven throughout the sun's corona, in the most detailed look at previously unseen parts of the atmosphere of our closest star

Asteroid Arrokoth may have broken its neck in 6400 km per hour impact

16 April 2020

Arrokoth, a strange two-lobed space rock, was hit by another rock at some point – the collision may have snapped Arrokoth’s narrow neck before it reformed again

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Weird magnetic threads in sun's corona seen for the first time

Asteroid Arrokoth may have broken its neck in 6400 km per hour impact

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