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Outta sight! A crafty peek at the sun's backFull Text

A spacecraft has taken the first peek at activity on the back side of the sun, a feat that may ultimately lead to earlier warnings of solar storms headed to Earth.

References:

1999. SOHO spies the far side of the sun. NASA Press Release. Available at http://science.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/ast23jun99_1.htm.

Further Readings:

Cowen, R. 1999. S shape may help predict solar storms. Science News 155(March 13):164.

Sources:

Jean-Loup Bertaux
Service d'Aeronomie du CNRS
BP 3
Verrieres le Buisson Cedex 91371
France

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 1, July 3, 1999, p. 5. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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