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The aurora borealis didn't cause the Titanic's crash, contrary to a new theory — but it may have affected rescue efforts
Strong northern lights can indicate huge bursts of energy from the sun — solar storms — that interf…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A big solar storm could wreak havoc on GPS and everything else on your phone
Space forecasters usually get between 17 and 36 hours of warning that a cloud of these dangerous pa…
Hilary Brueck
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A giant solar storm nearly triggered a nuclear war in 1967
"Just in time, military space weather forecasters conveyed information about the solar storm's pote…
Dave Mosher
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A 100-year solar storm could fry our power grids - these are the places most at risk
During a magnetotelluric survey, crews stick big electrodes into the soil, record the signal with r…
Dave Mosher
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A massive solar storm could pose a 'large-scale threat' to the fate of the world by 2030
The other threats described in the NIC report include the possibility of climate-caused mass crop d…
Chris Weller
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The sun is more active than experts predicted. It could mean more grounded flights, downed satellites, and stunning aurora.
The sun is approaching solar maximum and it's become clear that this solar cycle is more active tha…
Jessica Orwig
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20 Starlink satellites rained down on Earth yesterday; turbulent space weather doomed mission recovery
SpaceX faced a setback in its Starlink project as 20 satellites were lost due to a malfunction duri…
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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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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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Photos show the Northern Lights appeared as far south as Texas on Sunday from a double eruption on the sun. Auroras could become more common as solar activity nears its peak.
Thanks to a pair of coronal mass ejections from the sun over the weekend, rare displays of the Nort…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Jenny McG…
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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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In Darkness: Here’s what last week’s ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse looked like from space!
The Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera, a space-based apparatus from NASA, managed to capture a sna…
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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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The sun is getting more active than it has for a decade and it could lead to power outages, grounded flights, and stunning auroras
The sun is entering a peak of activity that will last a few years. This could disrupt grids and gro…
Marianne Guenot
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The sun's activity could peak 2 years early, frying satellites and causing radio blackouts by the end of this year, experts say
The sun has had an unusually large number of sunspots this year forcing scientists to revisit their…
Jessica Orwig,Morgan McFall-J…
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Did Elon Musk's SpaceX rocket make a hole in Earth's ionosphere? A US space physicist claims it did
A Falcon 9 rocket launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX earlier this month has made a temporary hole in Ea…
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How to stay safe in an extreme solar flare, where the sun bombards Earth with radiation and magnetic havoc
Preparing for an extreme solar storm mostly means getting ready to live without electricity for sev…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A sunspot four times the size of Earth is visible right now here's how to see it without a telescope
A huge sunspot is darkening the sun's face and you can easily spot it through solar glasses. Here's…
Marianne Guenot
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A second giant 'hole' has appeared on the sun, and it could send 1.8 million mph solar winds towards Earth
The winds, which may trigger auroras, will likely reach our planet on Friday or Saturday, according…
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…