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Published online 22 March 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news070319-11
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X-ray snaps of the Sun yield surprises
Stunning video of collapsing magnetic arc baffles scientists.
The best images of the Sun yet obtained are now streaming in — and are proving both illuminating and baffling for scientists.
The Hinode spacecraft, an international mission led by the Japanese space agency JAXA, was launched in September 2006, and is now circling Earth in an orbit that gives it a good view of the Sun.
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