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A stunning NASA time-lapse reveals a decade of the sun's solar flares, sunspots, and shifting magnetic energy
The bright flashes the video shows are eruptions like solar flares, while dark patches on the surfa…
Aria Bendix
1 min read
Three Years Of Solar Explosions Compressed Into Three Minutes [VIDEO]
SDO's Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) captures a shot of the sun every 12 seconds in 10 differen…
Jennifer Welsh
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A spacecraft rocketing around the sun just beamed back the closest images ever taken of our star
The Solar Orbiter discovered little explosions happening all across the solar surface. They could c…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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The closest images ever taken of the sun show just how threatening it really is
Another useful instrument that will track the sun's activity is currently on a journey through spac…
Jessica Orwig
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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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We're shockingly unprepared for an extreme weather event that could fry Earth's power grid
The scientists behind that research don't know for sure if the sun can produce superflares. But if …
Sarah Kramer
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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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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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White Rock Management is taking a sustainable approach to crypto mining in its US expansion as the sector faces increased scrutiny from regulators
White Rock Management, a Swiss company, plans to expand its clean energy crypto-mining operations t…
Asia Martin
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Astronomers have found 7 Earth-size planets circling a dwarf star - and they might harbor life
"But one thing is certain: in a few billion years, when the Sun has run out of fuel and the Solar S…
Dave Mosher
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A stunning photo from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals 3 galaxies colliding
Galaxies merging together create starbursts and supermassive black hole collisions. The new James W…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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STOCKS GO NOWHERE: Here's what you need to know
In a release, Markit economist Chris Williamson said, "The weak manufacturing PMI data cast doubt o…
Myles Udland
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What Will Happen When The Earth's Magnetic Field Switches Or Collapses
For magnetic field generation to occur several conditions must be met: 1. there must be a conductin…
Today I Found Out
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The 3-letter word that's missing from the showdown with Iran
Ronald Reagan, who succeeded Carter as president in 1981, made the RDJTF into a full-scale "geograp…