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Author Topic: A possible explanation for the prolonged sunspot minimum  (Read 1346 times)
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« on: September 18, 2009, 02:32:02 AM »

Scientists from the National Solar Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, have discovered that a solar jet stream deep inside the Sun is migrating slower than usual through the star's interior, giving rise to the current lack of sunspots and low solar activity, according to work being presented this week at the meeting of the Solar Physics Division of the American Astronomical Society.

http://gong.nso.edu/news/solarmystery/
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