Magnetic North Pole is moving and changing faster than ever, surprising scientists

https://www.earth.com/news/magnetic-north-pole-is-moving-faster-than-ever-as-it-races-toward-russia/

https://mapscaping.com/understanding_true_north_vs_magnetic_north/

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe to Make Closest Approach to the Sun on Christmas Eve

From Legal Insurrection

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2024/12/24/nasas-parker-solar-probe-to-make-closest-approach-to-the-sun-on-christmas-eve/

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https://science.nasa.gov/mission/parker-solar-probe/

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Reports Successful Closest Approach to Sun

https://blogs.nasa.gov/parkersolarprobe/2024/12/27/nasas-parker-solar-probe-reports-successful-closest-approach-to-sun/

This close-up study of the Sun allows Parker Solar Probe to take measurements that help scientists better understand how material in this region gets heated to millions of degrees, trace the origin of the solar wind (a continuous flow of material escaping the Sun), and discover how energetic particles are accelerated to near light speed. Previous close passes have helped scientists pinpoint the origins of structures in the solar wind and map the outer boundary of the Sun’s atmosphere.

Planetary alignments 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuXRMRmiQRM

Thanks, cutworm!