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Right now, the Sun is far more active than predicted - and small satellites are paying the price

Three tiny Australian satellites from Curtin University's Binar Space Program burned up in Earth's …

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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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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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Diamonds in the Sky: Scientists want to inject diamonds into our atmosphere to cool the planet!

Scientists propose using synthetic diamond dust to reflect sunlight and reduce global temperatures.…

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Stunning timelapse video shows the northern lights from space thanks to a solar storm

NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shared incredible footage of auroras from the International Space S…

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ISRO’s Aditya L1 and Chandrayaan-2 get front-row seats to the strongest solar storm in over 20 years

The Sun has been throwing some major temper tantrums lately, its active sunspot AR13664 directing m…

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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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April 2024 solar eclipse will cloak daylight in ‘total’ darkness for an astonishing 7.5 minutes!

The awe-inspiring spectacle of a solar eclipse occurs when our lunar neighbour passes between our w…

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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…

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New "fiery" exoplanet discovered, found to display volcanic activity like Jupiter's Io

In a known star system about 66 light years away from Sun, the astrophysicists discovered signal…

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Silver price gains are outshining gold's thanks to China's overproduction of solar panels

Silver prices have soared 35% to 12-year highs, outpacing gold's gains. The rally is driven by indu…

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Jeff Bezos wants a solar system with a trillion people, a thousand Einsteins and Mozarts, and 37,000 active serial killers

Jeff Bezos's dream for the solar system includes one trillion human inhabitants. But he made one cr…

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The first severe solar storm in 20 years could spark auroras across the US

Many states could be in for a rare treat this Friday night. "I think we're going to see some really…

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Adani eyes 45 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030

Billionaire Gautam Adani's group is building the world's largest renewable energy park in Gujarat, …

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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…

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