A New Study on Coronal Holes Improves Space Weather Forecasting

Illustration of the invisible magnetic field that shields Earth from solar wind and other space radiation. Credit: NASA/ESA/SOHO

New Mexico State University (NMSU) astronomy graduate student Khagendra Katuwal studied 70 coronal holes on the sun to better understand the connection between solar activity and space weather. His paper was recently published in The Astrophysical Journal.

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