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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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I saw the northern lights during the historic solar storm. I was surprised by how misleading the photos are.
The northern lights can appear in the sky above places like San Francisco or New York. They're beau…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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A huge tornado on the sun released a cloud of hot gas 6 times the size of the Earth
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the moment a cloud of charged plasma escaped the sun and…
Marianne Guenot
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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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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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The 'solar wind,' which the sun is constantly blasting over the planets, suddenly disappeared and created a void around Mars
A solar eruption left a void around Mars last year, causing the red planet's atmosphere to balloon …
Erin Snodgrass,Morgan McFall-…
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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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A powerful 'X-class' solar flare just hit Earth. Forecasters are bracing for more sun activity in the coming days.
A series of solar flares adds to a recent explosion of activity on the sun. It's a preview of solar…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Sun smacks Earth with 2 powerful, back-to-back X-class solar flares, knocking out radio signals across the US
The sun flashed back-to-back powerful X-class solar flares at the Earth. X-class flares are the mos…
Jenny McGrath
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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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NASA video shows a giant churning tornado on the sun as tall as 14 Earths, hurling plasma into space
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured video of a solar tornado made of boiling plasma. It's th…
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Marianne …
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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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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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Powerful solar flares have been causing radio blackouts on Earth here's a time-lapse video of 4 years of intense storms on the sun
The sun is getting more active, with scientists seeing more solar flares, coronal mass ejections, a…
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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10 Things in Tech: Digital nomad regrets, a longevity researcher’s morning routine, and sun activity
In today's edition: Elon Musk's "demon mode," Amazon sellers could stop getting paid, and more head…
Diamond Naga Siu
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A solar storm is due to hit Earth today, sparking stunning auroras. Here's how to see them.
The storm, which should hit our planet late Thursday evening, Eastern Time, is expected to cause au…
Marianne Guenot
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After a devastating breakup, I moved from Brooklyn to West Virginia to rebuild a life. Then I got lonelier than ever.
When my relationship failed the COVID test, I put my plants in a truck and headed south. Starting o…
Blake Dodge
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson falsely claimed Greenland only recently froze and now admits he has 'no idea' about its history
In a 2010 radio interview, Johnson said the island had gotten its name for its once-green landscape…
Eliza Relman
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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…