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Jet streams encircling giant gas planets don't reach deep
According to recent data, the atmospheres on both planets go from screaming winds of infernal violence to dead quiet at a much shallower depth than previously thought.
CoRoT Sol 1 and a chronology of the Sun's evolution
By studying the newly found solar twin CoRoT Sol 1, astronomers can learn how our star might evolve.
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