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Photograph of the MAGIC instrument. This is the flight instrument that has just been finished and will be sent for integration into HENON soon. It is missing the sensor, which is attached by a wire and will be mounted on a deployable boom.
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NAM 2026: From 15 minutes to 3 hours – the UK-built instrument that could vastly improve space weather forecasts
Sunspots are regions of intense magnetic activity on the Sun's surface. The number of sunspots rises and falls over the Sun's approximately 11-year activity cycle and is one of the main ways astronomers track and predict solar activity.
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NAM 2026: How the Sun goes to 'sleep' could reveal future space weather when it wakes
Image of the Australian desert showing the growing light pollution caused by artificial satellites.
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Scourge of satellites could be mitigated with help of ultra-black coating
RAD-BAARG radio galaxy, with the 144 MHz radio image from the LOFAR radio telescope shown in red and the optical image from the BASS survey shown in RGB colour.
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Bow-and-arrow-shaped radio galaxy discovered by citizen scientist
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