1. An inferred complete image of the Solar South Pole.

    Virtual observatory provides first “look” at the solar poles

    Scientists are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to view the Sun’s poles — or at least produce an educated guess of what the Sun’s poles might look like, since they’ve never been observed before.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  2. Off shore wind in Rhode Island

    Center for Ocean Leadership to support research into impacts of offshore wind energy on wildlife in U.S. Atlantic waters

    COL partners with the Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind

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  3. A rendering of CMEx

    Shining light on a solar blindspot

    A proposal for a spacecraft that would take a fresh look at the Sun — enabling a never-before-seen view of our star’s magnetic field — has received $2 million in funding from NASA for further study.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  4. Thunderstorm over Great Plains

    Damaging thunderstorm winds increasing in central U.S.

    Destructive winds that flow out of thunderstorms in the central United States are becoming far more widespread with warming temperatures.

    • Weather

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  5. Two rainbows over a row of flux towers in a field.

    When it comes to collecting data, nothing stops NCAR scientific teams

    The reappearance of a dormant lake was only the first challenge faced by an Earth Observing Laboratory field study. Researchers persevered to relocate the project and collect data that may lead to more accurate forecasting of severe weather events like tornadoes.

    • Weather

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