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2/3 In the same briefing, scientists also presented new images from NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission, launched in March 2025. PUNCH’s four satellites which work together as a single “virtual instrument,” combining their images to reveal 3D information about solar eruptions as they move...

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