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​​Nearby star could help explain why our sun didn’t have sunspots for 70 years

by Eric Ford | Mar 23, 2022 | Featured, Our Solar System, Star Properties | 0 comments

Picutres of surface of sun at multiple points in the solar cycle.

CEHW undergrad alumna Anna Baum and Prof. Jason Wright identified a nearby star whose sunspot cycles appear to have stopped.
Read more in the Penn State press release.

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