@AdamF_Astro

ESA Research Fellow at ESTEC. Investigating the Sun's magnetic activity, solar wind connection science, and the spin-down of Sun-like stars. Prev. CEA, Exeter.

 Noordwijk, Netherlands
adamjamesfinley.github.io
Joined June 2012
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Solar Orbiter Nugget @esascience about our recent active region nest study. We used Solar Orbiter as a far side observer from April to October 2022 to survey magnetic activity over the entire solar surface. This shed light on the nesting of active regions: cosmos.esa.int/web/solar-orb…
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ESA Science
@esascienceOct 2
This World Smile Day 🙂, we bring you ....   ... Let's Smile, the film 🎞️   Watch the European-Chinese Smile spacecraft come together – assembled in the Netherlands, tested, then launched from French Guiana 👇  esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Video…

Let’s Smile (the full story)

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ESA's Juice mission
@ESA_JUICEOct 1
ESA - Juice’s September 2026 Earth flyby: the movie esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Video…

Juice’s September 2026 Earth flyby: the movie

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@esascienceSep 30
Inspector Smile is ready for science! 🫡 This is Smile’s first ultraviolet view showing an auroral substorm. With the ultraviolet camera now operational, Smile becomes the first spacecraft since 2008 to capture the full ring of northern lights around the north pole in ultraviolet light. 1/4
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New paper day! Solar activity formed into three hot spots during solar maximum in 2024! Combining observations from near-Earth and ESA’s Solar Orbiter on the far-side we characterised the impact these region had on space weather and the heliosphere arxiv.org/abs/2608.26315 (1/6)
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Nesting evolved into 2025, now with a northern hot spot. Their separation and matching east-west magnetic polarity, reinforced a tilted dipole in the solar corona. By anchoring the coronal magnetic field, active nests created favourable sources for solar wind connectivity. (5/6)
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Nesting implies that the solar dynamo prefers certain locations for flux emergence, even at solar maximum. The migration of nests hints that near-surface convection may modulate flux from the interior. Further research will help improve long-term space weather forecasts. (6/6)
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European Space Agency
@esaAug 11
Join us on Wednesday for live coverage of the total solar eclipse! Live from Javalambre, Spain, from 19:30 CEST with: 🎤 interviews 📹 explainers 🔭 telescope feeds 🚁 drone shots 🔴 live feeds from different locations Details: esa.int/Science_Exploration/… #EuropeanSolarEclipse

Total solar eclipse: how to watch live from home

A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe. The European Space Agency (ESA) will broadcast live from 19:30 CEST on 12 August, allowing you to experience this rare event from anywhere in the world....

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@esascienceAug 5
Missing the total solar eclipse on 12 August? We've got you covered. Join our live broadcast on ESA Web TV 📺 🎤 interviews 📹 explainers 🔭 telescope feeds 🚁 drone shots 🔴 live feeds from different locations We've put together an exciting programme for you. 1/2 #EuropeanSolarEclipse
On a dark background, the Moon nearly covers the Sun, leaving only a bright crescent visible on the left-hand side. The Sun's surface looks active, with bright yellow glowing loops sticking out from it. The Sun emits a yellow-orange glow that extends around the dark Moon, and faintly lights up the Moon's left side. Craters are faintly visible on the Moon's surface. The top right has an ESA logo, and the bottom left has text reading “solar eclipse; coming to Europe

ALT On a dark background, the Moon nearly covers the Sun, leaving only a bright crescent visible on the left-hand side. The Sun's surface looks active, with bright yellow glowing loops sticking out from it. The Sun emits a yellow-orange glow that extends around the dark Moon, and faintly lights up the Moon's left side. Craters are faintly visible on the Moon's surface. The top right has an ESA logo, and the bottom left has text reading “solar eclipse; coming to Europe

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Predictive Science Inc.@predsciJul 29
As has been our tradition for over 30 years, Predictive Science is predicting the structure of the corona for the upcoming total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026! buff.ly/e9WPME4 There are several new features in the model this year, keep reading for details!
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@esaJul 29
Ahead of the total solar eclipse on 12 August, scientists are forecasting the Sun’s corona using advanced 3D simulations. This animation reveals the magnetic structures shaping the corona and helping improve space weather forecasts. 🌘☀️ 🔗esa.int/Space_Safety/Space_w… @esaoperations
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@esaJul 23
🌘 A total solar eclipse is coming to Europe on 12 August 2026. Join us in León, Spain, or watch it live on ESA YouTube. #EuropeanSolarEclipse 🔗esa.int/Science_Exploration/…
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A great review of the proposed mechanisms for switchback formation in the solar wind. These strong deflections in the local magnetic field are ubiquitous close to the Sun and have been linked to the heating and acceleration of the solar wind. arxiv.org/pdf/2604.16166
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New paper day! To et al. studied the elemental fractionation in coronal loops with FIPpy, comparing the First Ionisation Potential (FIP) effect produced in an initial VAL-C chromosphere versus a heated chromosphere following impulsive nanoflare-like events arxiv.org/abs/2604.13174
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The FIP effect remained consistent between the two atmosphere profiles. However, changes to the acoustic flux and increases in choromspheric turbulence could suppress fractionation, leading to variability in the FIP effect within flaring loops.
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European Space Agency
@esaJan 19
3️⃣ solar prominence eruptions captured by Proba-3️⃣ This animation resulted from ASPIICS observing the Sun during an active period on 21 September 2025, with one image taken every five minutes, capturing three prominence eruptions in five hours. 🔗 esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Image… @esascience @esaoperations @isro @NASA
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Are you (or do you know of) an undergrad with an interest in solar physics? Check out the Leiden/ESA Astrophysics Program for Summer Students. Myself, Andy To and Henrik Eklund invite you to come work with us at ESTEC on "Catching the Solar Wind in Action" leaps.strw.leidenuniv.nl/#no…
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New paper day! 🔥 George Cherry et al. use the Most Significant Frequency decomposition to investigate shocks, jets, and swirls in the Sun's atmosphere. The contribution of 3.5 and 5 mHz signals is up to 50% of the overall wave power. Published in A&A: aanda.org/articles/aa/full_h…
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