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Halo 18 is an example of a galaxy that had a head-on collision (see the panel at z=1.2) and had a disc flip (you can see this by comparing the disc orientation at z=1.4 and z=0). This image and Image 2 show how these two exemplary galaxies evolve with time: each panel corresponds to a different time defined by redshift (z). Redshift is a quantity used by astronomers to measure the time in the universe, with z=0 corresponding to the present day, and larger z corresponding to earlier times. Each z has two pan
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NAM 2026 - Cosmic gymnastics: How our Milky Way once underwent a dramatic flip
Comparison of Mars before (left) and during (right) the June 2018 dust storm, which coincided with the solar energetic particle event examined by the Lancaster University team. Images taken by the Mars Color Imager (MARCI), a wide-angle camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), that maps daily weather conditions across the planet.
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NAM 2026: First study hints solar storms may alter the weather during Martian dust storms
Photograph of the MAGIC instrument. This is the flight instrument that has just been finished and will be sent for integration into HENON soon. It is missing the sensor, which is attached by a wire and will be mounted on a deployable boom.
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NAM 2026: From 15 minutes to 3 hours – the UK-built instrument that could vastly improve space weather forecasts
Sunspots are regions of intense magnetic activity on the Sun's surface. The number of sunspots rises and falls over the Sun's approximately 11-year activity cycle and is one of the main ways astronomers track and predict solar activity.
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NAM 2026: How the Sun goes to 'sleep' could reveal future space weather when it wakes
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