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"Dolor De Ojos": As Is Traditional, There Was A Spike In Concerning Google Searches After The EclipseAn image of yesterday's eclipse, with a solar prominence at the left-hand side. Overlayed is a graph showing interest in the search term "my eyes hurt", spiking around the time of the eclipse.

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"Dolor De Ojos": As Is Traditional, There Was A Spike In Concerning Google Searches After The EclipseAn image of yesterday's eclipse, with a solar prominence at the left-hand side. Overlayed is a graph showing interest in the search term "my eyes hurt", spiking around the time of the eclipse.
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"Dolor De Ojos": As Is Traditional, There Was A Spike In Concerning Google Searches After The Eclipse

clock-iconAugust 13, 2026

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Sunshades And Orbital Engineering: How Earth's Creatures Could Survive The End Of The Sun And Watch The Universe Die OutArtist depiction of a Dyson swarm; tiny spacecraft surrounding a star.

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Sunshades And Orbital Engineering: How Earth's Creatures Could Survive The End Of The Sun And Watch The Universe Die OutArtist depiction of a Dyson swarm; tiny spacecraft surrounding a star.
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Sunshades And Orbital Engineering: How Earth's Creatures Could Survive The End Of The Sun And Watch The Universe Die Out

clock-iconAugust 4, 2026

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People Are Asking Why NASA Can't "Just" Dump The International Space Station Into The SunESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang conducting a spacewalk during construction of the ISS.

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People Are Asking Why NASA Can't "Just" Dump The International Space Station Into The SunESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang conducting a spacewalk during construction of the ISS.
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People Are Asking Why NASA Can't "Just" Dump The International Space Station Into The Sun

clock-iconJune 29, 2026
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In 1761 and 1769, Intrepid Voyagers Had A Once-In-A-Century Chance To Measure The Solar SystemPainting of Captain Cook's ships in Tahiti.

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In 1761 and 1769, Intrepid Voyagers Had A Once-In-A-Century Chance To Measure The Solar SystemPainting of Captain Cook's ships in Tahiti.
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In 1761 and 1769, Intrepid Voyagers Had A Once-In-A-Century Chance To Measure The Solar System

clock-iconJune 4, 2026
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How Special Is The Sun? Is It Special Enough To Explain The Fermi Paradox?X-rays stream off the sun in this picture taken by NASA NuSTAR.

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How Special Is The Sun? Is It Special Enough To Explain The Fermi Paradox?X-rays stream off the sun in this picture taken by NASA NuSTAR.
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How Special Is The Sun? Is It Special Enough To Explain The Fermi Paradox?

clock-iconMarch 6, 2026
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We Could Turn The Sun Into A Giant Telescope Within 30 Years, NASA Scientist SuggestsThe Sun, as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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We Could Turn The Sun Into A Giant Telescope Within 30 Years, NASA Scientist SuggestsThe Sun, as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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We Could Turn The Sun Into A Giant Telescope Within 30 Years, NASA Scientist Suggests

clock-iconFebruary 12, 2026
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How Far Could You Sink Into The Sun? The Corona, Radiative Zone, Or Core?The Sun, on 13 January 2026.

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How Far Could You Sink Into The Sun? The Corona, Radiative Zone, Or Core?The Sun, on 13 January 2026.
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How Far Could You Sink Into The Sun? The Corona, Radiative Zone, Or Core?

clock-iconJanuary 13, 2026
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2,500-Year-Old Chronicle Is Oldest Known Record Of A Total Solar Eclipse And Reveals Some SurprisesAn artist's impression of the total solar eclipse of 709 BCE as seen from Qufu, based on a description written long afterwards and a photograph of the April 2024 solar eclipse.

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2,500-Year-Old Chronicle Is Oldest Known Record Of A Total Solar Eclipse And Reveals Some SurprisesAn artist's impression of the total solar eclipse of 709 BCE as seen from Qufu, based on a description written long afterwards and a photograph of the April 2024 solar eclipse.
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2,500-Year-Old Chronicle Is Oldest Known Record Of A Total Solar Eclipse And Reveals Some Surprises

clock-iconDecember 3, 2025
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Sun’s Ancient Encounter With Two Hot Stars Left A Legacy In The Solar System’s NeighborhoodMap of the local interstellar clouds and their direction of movement, along with some notable stars.

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Sun’s Ancient Encounter With Two Hot Stars Left A Legacy In The Solar System’s NeighborhoodMap of the local interstellar clouds and their direction of movement, along with some notable stars.
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Sun’s Ancient Encounter With Two Hot Stars Left A Legacy In The Solar System’s Neighborhood

clock-iconDecember 2, 2025
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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"A heart-shaped hole in the Sun.

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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"A heart-shaped hole in the Sun.
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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"

clock-iconSeptember 16, 2025
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How To Watch The "Awkward" Partial Solar Eclipse This Weekenda partially eclipsed sun, showing only a bright crescent low on the horizon above some islands.

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How To Watch The "Awkward" Partial Solar Eclipse This Weekenda partially eclipsed sun, showing only a bright crescent low on the horizon above some islands.
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How To Watch The "Awkward" Partial Solar Eclipse This Weekend

clock-iconSeptember 16, 2025

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Finds Evidence Of "Barrier" In The Sun's 2 Million Kelvin AtmosphereThe Parker Solar Probe in the Sun's atmosphere (illustration).

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Finds Evidence Of "Barrier" In The Sun's 2 Million Kelvin AtmosphereThe Parker Solar Probe in the Sun's atmosphere (illustration).
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NASA's Parker Solar Probe Finds Evidence Of "Barrier" In The Sun's 2 Million Kelvin Atmosphere

clock-iconJuly 9, 2025
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Mercury’s Steep Cliffs Might Be The Result Of The Sun Squeezing The PlanetA deep cliff is seen on the cratered surface of Mercury

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Mercury’s Steep Cliffs Might Be The Result Of The Sun Squeezing The PlanetA deep cliff is seen on the cratered surface of Mercury
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Mercury’s Steep Cliffs Might Be The Result Of The Sun Squeezing The Planet

clock-iconJune 24, 2025
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Musk Outlines The Questionable Reason He Wants To Get To Mars So Badly, NASA Astronaut RespondsElon Musk.

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Musk Outlines The Questionable Reason He Wants To Get To Mars So Badly, NASA Astronaut RespondsElon Musk.
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Musk Outlines The Questionable Reason He Wants To Get To Mars So Badly, NASA Astronaut Responds

clock-iconMay 8, 2025
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On Christmas Eve, Parker Solar Probe Will Make Humanity’s Closest Solar PassThe Parker Solar Probe is about to break the record it has set repeatedly for closeness to the Sun and fastest human-made object.

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On Christmas Eve, Parker Solar Probe Will Make Humanity’s Closest Solar PassThe Parker Solar Probe is about to break the record it has set repeatedly for closeness to the Sun and fastest human-made object.
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On Christmas Eve, Parker Solar Probe Will Make Humanity’s Closest Solar Pass

clock-iconDecember 23, 2024
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