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A NASA probe flew straight through an explosion from the sun, and found a key clue to how solar storms form
Insight into coronal mass ejections provided by a NASA probe could help better predict solar explos…
Marianne Guenot
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ISRO gearing up for mission to study Sun; satellite arrives at Sriharikota for launch
Aditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its laun…
PTI
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NASA video shows the sun just blasted out 4 eruptions at the same time. The rare event may have sent plasma hurtling toward Earth.
The sun is near the peak of its power, which may explain four solar flares erupting at once. They'r…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Hannah …
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Images from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft reveal tiny flares shooting from a 'hole' in the sun. They could explain how the sun blasts Earth with charged particles.
Solar Orbiter's discovery of these jets, called "picoflares," could solve the mystery of how the su…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Watch the sun show off all year with a total eclipse, strong solar storms, and NASA almost landing on the solar surface
A Helio Year: With a total solar eclipse across the US, a NASA spacecraft "landing" on the sun, and…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A giant eruption covered 'over half the sun,' then crashed into Earth nearly 12 hours earlier than forecast
The sun is getting more active while space-weather forecasters are at a disadvantage. This time we …
Maiya Focht,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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A spacecraft rocketing around the sun just beamed back the closest images ever taken of our star
The Solar Orbiter discovered little explosions happening all across the solar surface. They could c…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The International Space Station is hiding in this mind-blowing photo, as it passes the sun. Can you spot it?
Photographer Andrew McCarthy drove three telescopes into the desert and snapped thousands of images…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A giant eruption from the sun could bring the Northern Lights as far south as New York, Chicago, and Portland overnight Monday and early Tuesday
The aurora borealis, aka Northern Lights, could appear in the northern states of the US because the…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Sonam S…
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NASA footage reveals 4 types of solar eruptions and 'holes' that could affect Earth as the sun grows more active
The sun's activity is increasing with giant "holes," solar storms, and a plasma polar vortex. NASA …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Giant 'holes' dozens of times the size of our planet are appearing on the sun. Here's how they could affect Earth.
Two huge coronal holes have appeared on the sun this month, spewing 1.8 million mph solar winds tow…
Marianne Guenot
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NASA said the sun was seen 'smiling' in a newly released satellite image
NASA's new satellite photo of the sun shows it 'smiling.' The dark spots are coronal holes formed w…
Hannah Williams
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The Northern Lights could dazzle the skies from Washington to New York on Friday, blown by winds from a giant 'hole' on the sun
The aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, could be stunning on Friday after a giant coronal hole on …
Chris Panella,Morgan McFall-J…
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A team of researchers from India found a way to predict the shape of the Sun's corona
The teams had predicted a model of the Sun’s atmosphere. According to reports, this model can …