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  1. Image of a satellite pointed at star

    Distant star’s sound waves reveal cycle similar to the Sun’s

    Scientists have detected "starspots," on the surface of a star using stellar seismology. The technique offers the potential to examine hundreds of stars.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  2. Shrinking atmospheric layer linked to low levels of solar radiation

    The new research has implications for satellite orbits.

    • Sun + Space Weather

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  3. Physical and social sciences unite against plague

    NCAR scientists are collaborating with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help fight plague in Uganda. Plague is believed to have been responsible for the Black Death pandemic that swept Europe in the 14th century, killing more than 25 million people.

    • Weather

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  4. New computer model advances climate change research

    The Community Earth System Model helps scientists shed light on some of the critical mysteries of global warming.

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  5. A super-sized storm

    A windstorm that swept across Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois on May 8, 2009, was so remarkably fierce that NCAR scientists coined a new term to describe it: super derecho.

    • Weather

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