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Double Trouble: Sun hurls powerful coronal mass ejections at Earth; radio blackouts, GPS disruptions, auroras likely over the weekend!
The first CME is expected to hit our planet today, October 4, potentially sparking moderate geomagn…
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Major solar storm alert: Third CME this week to hit Earth on May 10-11, possibly affecting satellite communications, GPS and power grids
The Sun has spewed out six X-class flares in the past week, the last three whoppers clocking in at …
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Massive explosions from the sun pose a radioactive triple threat to the moon, Earth, and Mars
The sun ejects high-energy particles from its surface that may cause radiation poisoning for future…
Maiya Focht
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Gigantic Sunspot Grows In 48 Hours
The spot could result in major solar flares later this week and is associated with the sun reaching…
Dina Spector
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A massive solar storm could wipe out almost all of our modern technology without warning
We'd have some warning; instruments all over the world and in space now monitor the sun every secon…
Rafi Letzter
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157 years ago, a massive solar storm rocked our planet and we barely noticed. Today, it would be catastrophic
If a Carrington event happened today, the world would likely have to deal with the simultaneous los…
Rafi Letzter
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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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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 once-in-century solar storm could fry power grids and knock out satellites. Here's why scientists worry it could happen soon.
Powerful solar storms that can knock out power grids are extremely rare. But these are more likely …
Marianne Guenot
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Solar flare sparks radio blackout in parts of Asia and Australia
According to the US Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC), the solar flare peaked late on April 17…
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The biggest solar flare since 2017 spotted by NASA — and there could be more to come as the Sun wakes up
The solar flare in question occurred on May 29 at around 3:24 EST (12:54 pm IST). it was an M-cl…
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Swap that tanning oil for sunscreen tanning isn't cool anymore, according to beauty influencers
Beauty influencers want you to ditch the tanning oil for SPF this summer as trendy sunscreens like …
Hannah Towey
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What if humans tried landing on the sun
And the next layer is just as perilous: the photosphere. This is the surface of the sun we see ever…
Andrea Schmitz,Shira Polan
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This photo shows the sun's power in exquisite detail
Although sunspots were first observed in the 16th century by Galileo Galilei - the first scientist …
Jessica Orwig
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Meet the millennial entrepreneur who just scored a $1 million investment for her inclusive 'Black Girl Sunscreen' brand
Shontay Lundy founded Black Girl Sunscreen in 2016, It's currently the only independent Black-owned…
Dominic-Madori Davis
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Scientists are preparing to search for alien life on what could be our closest Earth-like planet
Proxima b is about 4 million miles away from the star (just 5% of the distance between the Earth an…