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X-Men ’97’s Episode Titles Tease Some Intriguing Comics Pulls
In a few weeks, the ‘90s are back in style—well, if you’re a fan of Marvel’s merry mutants, that is. It’s not too much longer until X-Men ‘97, the new continuation of the iconic X-Men: The Animated Series hits Disney+, and Marvel has now dropped the titles for all 10 episodes of season one… including…
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Researchers Spot ‘Aurora’ Above Sunspot
Radio emissions detected about 40,000 kilometres above a dark region on the Sun have aurora-like qualities, according to a team of astronomers that studied the emissions. The emissions were seen above a sunspot— a dark region on the Sun’s surface. Magnetic fields around sunspots are about 2,500 times stronger than Earth’s, according to the National…
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New Mexico Observatory Finally Gives Explanation For Mysterious Shutdown
Ever since the National Solar Observatory in Sunspot, New Mexico was evacuated and visited by the FBI on September 6, the organisation that runs the facility has been mum on the “security threat” that led to the closure.
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New Sunspot Four Times The Size Of Earth Is Largest In Almost A Decade
A titanic sunspot — about four times the size of Earth — has appeared on January 1, 2014. Called AR1944, it’s the largest sunspot in almost a decade. This image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows it compared to our planet. They are so large you can see them with your naked eye.