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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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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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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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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 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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NASA videos reveal explosive events on the sun: a polar vortex of plasma, an X flare, and an eruption from the north pole
NASA first caught a strange polar vortex on the solar north pole. A big eruption and flare followed…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Powerful solar flare that erupted from a sunspot three times the size of the Earth caused widespread radio blackouts
The solar flare was not facing Earth when it exploded, but its radiation still messed with our radi…
Marianne Guenot
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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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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 aurora may creep south on Saturday, appearing from Pennsylvania to Oregon because of a powerful solar flare
Scientists expect more solar storms and eruptions in the coming years, as the sun ramps up to peak …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This influencer's photos show the reality of life with IBS, from extreme belly bloating to flare-up friendly outfits
Lottie Drynan told Insider some of the misconceptions people hold about IBS, explaining that it's n…
Rachel Hosie
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An 'Extreme' Solar Flare Just Erupted At Earth
According to Berman: "A government-sponsored panel in 2008 estimated that such a solar event today …
Ajai Raj
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NASA Just Released Surreal Footage Of A Solar Flare On The Sun
The AP has just released video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. The video shows a "mid-level…
Caroline Moss
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'Dark Phoenix' proves it's time for a big break from the X-Men franchise, but the international box office could make that a tough decision for Disney
Lawrence as Mystique looks like she'd rather be somewhere else (and her character actually wants to…
Jason Guerrasio
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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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A solar eruption headed straight for Earth is eating up stray energy and could trigger a strong geomagnetic storm by Friday
A possible geomagnetic storm could make auroras visible in parts of the northern US, farther south …
Grace Eliza Goodwin,Marianne …
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For God, for country, for rain
With his new cloud-seeding company, Rainmaker, Augustus Doricko has launched a God-fearing, Zyn-lov…
Jessica Lucas
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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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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 …