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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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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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The sun could release a 'superflare' 1,000 times more powerful than anything we've ever seen
That sounds bad enough, but a superflare would be 1,000 times more powerful than all previously rec…
Kelly Dickerson
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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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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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How to stay safe in an extreme solar flare, where the sun bombards Earth with radiation and magnetic havoc
Preparing for an extreme solar storm mostly means getting ready to live without electricity for sev…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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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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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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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 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 …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Everyone Needs To 'Chilax' About Solar Flares - They're Destructive But We're Safe
StarTalk Radio is a podcast and radio program hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, where c…
Will Wei
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The sun has produced a record number of sunspots — and it could mean power outages, grounded flights, and beautiful auroras
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it recorded 163 sunspots on our star's sur…
Marianne Guenot
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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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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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NASA video shows the sun just blasted out 4 eruptions at the same time. The rare event may have sent plasma hurtling toward Earth.
The sun is near the peak of its power, which may explain four solar flares erupting at once. They'r…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Hannah …
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A big solar storm could wreak havoc on GPS and everything else on your phone
Space forecasters usually get between 17 and 36 hours of warning that a cloud of these dangerous pa…
Hilary Brueck
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I've studied the sun for 23 years. Here's what happened during the last solar maximum and what to expect from this one.
The next solar maximum is predicted to begin in 2025 and is expected to raise some risks for Earth …