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After Solar Flare Sprays Earth With Charged Plasma, a Beautiful Aurora
Aurora over Wisconsin Tony Wilder/Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel via NASA/SDO On Sunday, sunspot number 1092 emitted a C-class solar flare--not a large one, by solar flare standards. But NASA scientists...
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Video: Three Solar Flares Spark Power Grid Concerns and Ignite Auroras in the...
Solar Flare Aug. 4 This still from a video shows the CME lifting off from sunspot 1261. NASA/SDO A trifecta of sunsplosions over the past few days has prompted government agencies to once again warn...
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The Sunspots That Kicked Off This Week's Solar Storm May be Just Warming Up
AR1302 Alan Friedman via Bad AstronomyThat gigantic solar flare that lashed out toward Earth on Saturday is "the geomagnetic storm that just won't go away," the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center...
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A Massive Solar Eruption, the Strongest in 7 Years, Has Earth Bracing for a...
Sunday's M9-Class Solar Flare, Whose Associated CME is Now Earth-Bound NASA/SDO and the AIA Consortium There was a time when one rarely had to worry about incoming doom born of outer space, but that...
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Video: Gigantic Solar Flare Will Wash Over the Earth This Morning
Solar Flare and CME, March 6, 2012 One of two coronal mass ejections associated with two flares on March 6 arrived at Earth this morning. NASA We love a good solar storm, and a pair of flares that...
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Video: Massive Solar Eruption Expels a Beautiful Prominence
The Solar Eruption of April 16, 2012 NASA/SDO/AIA Yesterday--at least in the northeast U.S.--was a picture-perfect, sun-shiney day. But as many of us took a few extra minutes at lunch to soak up one...
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Curiosity Hunkers Down While Solar Blast Races Toward Mars
The Sun On March 7, 2013 Solar Dynamics Observatory Just days after waking up from a self-imposed safe mode, the Mars rover Curiosity is getting some extra shuteye as it waits for a solar storm to...
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Big Pic: A Bright Flash From The Sun
Solar Flare NASA/SDO At 8:30 p.m. Eastern time yesterday, a solar flare peaked on the surface of the sun, emitting an intense burst of radiation. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the...
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Stunning Solar Flares And Other Amazing Images From This Week
Better Than Fireworks A solar flare is a burst of radiation that erupts from the sun's atmosphere across every wavelength of the spectrum. Solar flares are scary, and awesome, but rarely do they look...
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What You Need To Know About The Solar Storm Headed For Earth
Solar Flare Eruption An intense, X-class solar flare erupted from sun spot AR2518 on Wednesday afternoon. NASA / GSFC / SDO The sun has been regurgitating a lot of solar flares these days, and now, a...
View ArticleIn 5-Minute Journey, Flying Telescope Cracks Mystery Of Solar Atmosphere
People like to joke, when it's really hot, that it's "like the surface of the sun or something." People should not say that. They should say it's like the atmosphere of the…
View ArticleHappy Valentine's Day! Love, Your Sun
This lovely heart-shaped protuberance is a superheated plasma curled up into the solar corona, erupting from a particularly active region on the sun. The Hinode X-ray…
View ArticleCuriosity Hunkers Down While Solar Blast Races Toward Mars
Just days after waking up from a self-imposed safe mode, the Mars rover Curiosity is getting some extra shuteye as it waits for a solar storm to calm down. On Tuesday, a…
View ArticleWatch Comet Pan-STARRS Race Around The Sun
Comet Pan-STARRS is visible in many parts of the U.S. around sunset, and it was at its peak brightness a few days ago when it made its closest pass to the sun. As they…
View ArticleBig Pic: A Bright Flash From The Sun
At 8:30 p.m. Eastern time yesterday, a solar flare peaked on the surface of the sun, emitting an intense burst of radiation. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the…
View ArticleWhat's Going On With the Sun This Week?
Our sun has really got a flair for flares lately. The third solar flare in two days peaked at 11:03 a.m. Eastern time Friday, and it was ranked as an X2.1. Solar flares…
View ArticleBig Pic: The Sun Emitted Three Enormous Flares In 24 Hours
The sun emitted three X-class flaresâthe most powerful typeâover June 10 and June 11. Very sparkly. Each flare blasted enough radiation to cause blackouts in radio…
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About The Solar Storm Headed For Earth
The sun has been regurgitating a lot of solar flares these days, and now, a couple will be knocking at Earthâs door this weekend. The originator of these flares is a…
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