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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 1,300-pound spacecraft will crash to Earth today following intense solar activity, NASA warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Van Allen Probe A is falling to Earth much sooner than expected, though the spacecraft's reentry poses a low risk to humans. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/esCYDmjiJftEVjPUhr6q5J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration of NASA&#039;s twin Van Allen Probes orbiting Earth. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of NASA&#039;s twin Van Allen Probes orbiting Earth. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sun just experienced its first 'spotless days' in 4 years — but we're not in the clear yet ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This normally indicates a period of greatly reduced solar activity, but it's still too soon to relax, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 17:02:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:52:52 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HjVYDwf4ucrey9orxAVpmU-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[On Feb. 22, there were zero visible sunspots on the Earth-facing hemisphere of the sun. The last time our home star looked this calm was back in June 2022. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the sun without any sunspots]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant sunspot that triggered recent solar 'superstorm' shot out nearly 1,000 flares and a secret X-rated explosion, record-breaking study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar flares, including a hidden X-class outburst, a new paper reveals. The study sets a record for the longest continuous observation of a single active region on our home star. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:59:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ENCwmgidPaHXmDBLRs73sk-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Main: NASA/SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams/helioviewer.org; Inset: NASA/SDO/SpaceWeatherLive.com; with annotations by Harry Baker]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sunspot AR 13364 grew to be up to 15 times wider than Earth and unleashed nearly 1,000 different solar flares in its three-month lifespan, including this X-class flare on May. 15, 2024, shortly before it rotated onto the sun&#039;s far side from our planet for the first time. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the exploding sun with an inset photo showing the giant sunspot that caused it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'The sun is slowly waking up': NASA warns that there may be more extreme space weather for decades to come ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A new NASA study suggests that solar activity will remain high or rise further in the coming decades, contradicting previous assumptions that the sun was quieting down — and scientists "don't completely understand" why. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:57:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:25:25 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PatkJ6XpGDM9QNuHieBRgL-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new NASA study suggests that solar activity will remain high over the coming decades, potentially leading to more dangerous space weather. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A multicolor image showing activity on the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gigantic 'letter S' spotted on the sun just before a 'dark eruption' hurls a fiery shadow at Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A giant S-shape structure, around 10 times wider than Earth, recently appeared in the center of the sun, moments before our home star unleashed an even larger plume of plasma that later crashed into our planet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:13:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:13:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mKDVt9NCZJGbJZbNkAqo6G-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A striking S-shape structure, up to 10 times wider than Earth, emerged on the sun&#039;s surface before a solar flare launched a &quot;dark&quot; CME at Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of the S-shape structure on the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Cannibal' solar storm could paint auroras above 18 US states this Labor Day ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space weather experts warn that a "strong" geomagnetic storm will rock Earth on Sept. 1-2, potentially lighting the skies with vibrant auroras across large parts of North America. The disturbance is being triggered by a rare, cannibalistic ejection from the sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:03:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 01 Sep 2025 16:48:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rzZbrFbbfNvyNBHAQsFmBZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vibrant aurora displays could be visible in up to 18 U.S. states as people celebrate Labor Day.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of a stargazer looking up at a night sky full of auroras]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Jaw-dropping photo captures solar tornado and gigantic plasma eruption raging on the sun at the same time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There's a giant solar tornado raging on the sun's surface, and a researcher captured it — plus a massive plasma eruption — in one spectacular image. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 21:05:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:07:31 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HH4Shp2kLTQegm6cEsaJCX-1280-80.png">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Maximilian Teodorescu]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A large solar prominence (bottom right) bursts from the sun while a plasma tornado (top right) rages nearby.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A large solar prominence (bottom right) bursts from the sun while a plasma tornado (top right) rages nearby]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Behold, 'The Beast': Gigantic animal-like plasma plume 13 times wider than Earth hovers over the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astrophotographers have snapped stunning shots of a giant shapeshifting solar prominence, dubbed "The Beast," which appeared over the sun's northeastern limb on July 12 and rained impossibly fast fire over our home star. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:03:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:32:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2RpZnvDEHV3GkaECEudkyR-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;The Beast&quot; appeared over the sun&#039;s northeastern limb on Saturday (July 12). It raged for more than three hours before eventually disappearing.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of a large solar prominence dancing above the sun&#039;s surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astrophotographer snaps 'once-in-a-lifetime' shot of solar flare photobombing the ISS ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An astrophotographer has captured an extremely rare and "difficult" photo of a solar flare exploding from the sun at the exact moment the International Space Station passed directly in front of our home star. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2025 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rjYrfjuhTpYYrAm2gjtDSa-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Andrew McCarthy/@cosmic_background ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A flaring sunspot appeared in the background of a recent transit photo, at the exact moment the International Space Station passed in front of the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Close-up photo of the sun&#039;s surface showing the ISS next to bright loops of plasma from a flaring sunspot]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Friday the 13th solar storm could bring auroras to 18 US states this weekend ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space weather experts warn that a "moderate" geomagnetic storm could rock Earth over the weekend, potentially lighting the skies with vibrant auroras across large parts of the U.S. and Europe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:44:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nGZ7Wd3b8U537PENGQ7XuX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Auroras could be visible as far south as places like New York City this weekend, experts say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the sun with a large dark &quot;hole&quot; in its southern hemisphere]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Bottom of the sun becomes visible to humans for the first time in history (photos) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ For the first time, scientists have imaged the elusive south pole of the sun. The images captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft reveal our star's magnetic field is a powder keg ready to blow. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 20:51:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 23:09:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/owart9mAbYZbVw4NFLCTfi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ESA’s Solar Orbiter has imaged the sun’s south pole for the first time in history.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of the Sun&#039;s south pole glowing yellow]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant 'senior citizen' sunspot on 3rd trip around the sun could break a century-old record ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large sunspot has just reappeared on the sun's Earth-facing surface, almost two months after it first emerged. The unusually old dark patch remains stable and could be on course to become the longest-lived sunspot on record, experts claim. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 16:19:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 30 May 2025 22:28:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/f9G8kf6VzoZRJQmESn2qcJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sunspot AR 14100 reemerged over the sun&#039;s western limb on Monday (May 26) after spending two weeks transiting the star&#039;s far side. This is its third trip across the sun&#039;s Earth-facing surface.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close-up photo of a sunspot near the edge of the solar disk]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A mysterious, 100-year solar cycle may have just restarted — and it could mean decades of dangerous space weather ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New research suggests that the unexpected intensity of the ongoing solar maximum may be partly tied to a lesser-known, 100-year solar cycle. If true, solar activity could spike further in the coming decades. But some experts are skeptical. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:01:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:59:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A new paper suggests that a mysterious 100-year solar cycle, known as the Centennial Gleissberg Cycle, may have just &quot;turned over.&quot; ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up image of the sun&#039;s surface with added magnetic field lines]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Has the sun already passed solar maximum? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Has the sun already reached solar maximum? New data suggests Solar Cycle 25 may have peaked earlier than expected. Find out what this means. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:38:15 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ryan French ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UZxi4nPtjmePmEx8wuKP43-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Is solar maximum over? Or is there more still to come?]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up of the fiery surface of the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Watch eerie 'UFOs' and a solar 'cyclone' take shape in stunning new ESA video of the sun ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/watch-eerie-ufos-and-a-solar-cyclone-take-shape-in-stunning-new-esa-video-of-the-sun</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ An eerie new video from ESA's Solar Orbiter shows a towering 'cyclone' of plasma exhibiting behaviors never seen before on our sun. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 17:31:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 15:03:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TJB64vwTvy9JXmWZLhavCc-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A newly released video shows a giant gust of spiralling solar wind shooting out of the sun in 2022. Strange, dark UFO-like lines also move across the screen during the sped-up footage.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of swirling solar wind shooting out of the sun with UFO-like lines moving across the screen ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Auroras predicted over US this weekend as solar storm rips toward Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A solar explosion called a coronal mass ejection is poised to graze Earth on Friday or Saturday (Jan. 24 or Jan. 25), potentially triggering colorful auroras over the northern U.S. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 21:38:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 00:19:51 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XNjcMQpavdQpy9eW7rKf4M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ X-class solar flares hit a new record in 2024 and could spike further this year — but the sun isn't entirely to blame, experts say ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at play. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:17:04 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:06:18 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun&#039;s most active phase, solar maximum, kicked off in 2024, allowing an unusually high number of powerful X-class flares to explode from our home star.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up image of the sun&#039;s surface with added magnetic field lines]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Like they were demon possessed': Geomagnetic super storms are causing tractors to dance from side to side across US farms — and the sun is to blame ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Powerful solar storms in May and October painted auroras across large parts of North America. But some U.S. farmers also witnessed unusual activity from their high-tech machinery, which started boogying back and forth as a result of the geomagnetic disturbances. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:13:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VSeRNNVKjkfcct6AQ7gun6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During major geomagnetic storms in May and October, farmers across the U.S. noticed that some of their GPS-dependant machines were malfunctioning and &quot;dancing&quot; from side to side.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A red tractor in a field at night with blue auroras in the night sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We are fast approaching the sun's 'battle zone' — and it could be even worse than solar maximum, experts warn ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Space weather experts warn that solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the "battle zone." ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:17:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j9MVmuRkprqbNB6oeebiiK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This trio of large coronal holes emerged on the sun in October 2022. During the solar &quot;battle zone,&quot; coronal holes like these more readily appear on the sun, which could be bad news for satellites.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the sun with three large black shapes forming a smiley face]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Thanksgiving auroras? Solar storm likely to hit Earth on Thursday and Friday, NOAA warns ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An outburst of solar energy looks primed to hit Earth on Thursday, potentially bringing auroras to the northern U.S. on Thanksgiving and Black Friday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 23:00:53 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:46:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d2SWQhuQpVcCnZGWKGi2RZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Auroras may be visible over the northern U.S. on Thursday and Friday, NOAA says.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A green aurora over a forest]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar maximum just knocked 3 satellites out of orbit. Here's why more may be on the way. ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/solar-maximum-just-knocked-3-satellites-out-of-orbit-heres-why-more-may-be-on-the-way</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Sun's activity is what gives us beautiful auroras — but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go around Earth in a low orbit. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Nov 2024 20:15:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Kyle McMullan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ksreqidTMVESTg7TwL3HkG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Aurora activity is just getting started. Here's why the best northern lights are yet to come. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oPqHzp4RXAQVsBWwGU6gGi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A person stands on a dark beach under a vibrant display of green and blue northern lights, which streak across the sky in a dynamic, swirling pattern. A large, rugged rock formation rises nearby, adding to the dramatic scene.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A person stands on a dark beach under a vibrant display of green and blue northern lights, which streak across the sky in a dynamic, swirling pattern. A large, rugged rock formation rises nearby, adding to the dramatic scene.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists finally confirm that solar maximum is well underway — and the worst could still be to come ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A surprise announcement from scientists involved in monitoring the solar cycle has finally confirmed that the sun's most active and dangerous phase — solar maximum — is already well underway, and could continue for at least a year. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:07:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:06 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ncYkMewFswabFJz4x7tsh4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During solar maximum (left), the sun&#039;s magnetic field weakens, allowing more sunspots to appear and unleashing more solar storms than during solar minimum (right). ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the sun split in half. The left side shows the sun during solar maximum, where its is more fiery and chaotic, and the right side shows the star during solar minimum, when it is more calm and smooth]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Severe' solar storm that hit Earth Thursday could be 'global phenomenon' with auroras as far south as California ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A powerful solar outburst hit Earth Thursday, triggering a "severe" geomagnetic storm. Auroras could be visible as far south as California and Alabama, NOAA predicts. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:37:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:07:03 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rb3sGkeMWkagGAs4vAYhqb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ X9 solar flare launched from sun is the biggest in 7 years — and Earth is in the firing line (again) ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sun has unleashed the most powerful solar flare since 2017, just days after it spat out another monster explosion. Both outbursts have launched solar storms that will likely hit Earth this weekend and trigger vibrant aurora displays. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:15:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SfjzjQU5ZiwCKSwUvA8ztd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun unleashed a monster X9 solar flare at around 8 a.m. EDT on Thursday (Oct. 3). The outburst caused a radio blackout on Earth and launched a hefty solar storm at our planet.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the sun with an X-shaped flash on its surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ A particularly active 'aurora season' could be just weeks away ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ September could be a prime time to see vibrant auroras, thanks to a quirk of Earth's tilt that leads to more intense geomagnetic activity around the equinox. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:42 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GjzLDNKmo9ogoURBDeSfeQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[According to scientists, September&#039;s equinox can mean stronger, more intense Northern Lights.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Green and purple auroras over snowy mountains and a lake]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sunspots surge to 23-year high as solar maximum continues to intensify far beyond initial expectations ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The average number of visible dark patches on the sun's surface in August was higher than any other month since September 2001. The final count was also more than twice as high as experts initially predicted it would be, demonstrating once again that the current solar maximum will be much more active than expected. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:19:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WfrXUJqtgVLqe8DWHqEcWd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[There was an average of 215.5 daily sunspots on the sun&#039;s surface during August. This time-lapse image shows every visible dark patch moving across the sun during this time.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A time lapse image of the sun showing all the sunspots that have appeared in August]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sun might've just had a record-breaking number of visible sunspots ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On Aug. 8, NASA scientists may have spotted a record number of sunspots when hundreds of individual spots were estimated to occur within 24 hours. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 21:10:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Meredith Garofalo ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XnBg574X968SBs86ffYwQ6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A record number of sunspots on the sun as seen on Aug. 8, 2024 by a NASA spacecraft.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gray orb with roughly a dozen small black spots on it]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Auroras headed to the US again in aftermath of gargantuan 'X-class' solar flare ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Auroras may once again be visible in northern parts of the U.S. this weekend as Earth braces for impact from a powerful coronal mass ejection. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:29:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:06:28 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rb3sGkeMWkagGAs4vAYhqb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The northern lights spotted over Minnesota during a recent geomagnetic storm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A wide-angle shot of a pink and green aurora with the silhouette of trees on the horizon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sun's magnetic field is about to flip. Here's what to expect. ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ When the sun reaches its period of peak activity, known as solar maximum, our star's magentic field will suddenly reverse. But why does it happen, and will it impact Earth? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:45 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4ZLZu6zaiT3AKjBVS9EWcW-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun&#039;s magnetic field is about to flip]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun&#039;s magnetic field is about to flip.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Scientists discover the possible origin of the sun's magnetic field, and it's not where they thought it was ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New simulations suggest that the origins of the sun's explosive storms could lie much closer to its surface than first thought. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 17:22:52 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Turner ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MYwFbwQxeSZ2j6YkX5ZGHZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Loops of plasma coil out from the sun along magnetic field lines.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Faint loops of plasma on the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'We'll be studying this event for years': Recent auroras may have been the strongest in 500 years, NASA says ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Vibrant auroras that were recently observed by millions of people across the globe were some of the most widespread in the last five centuries, NASA says. The light shows may have also reached the equator. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2024 17:18:22 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rbYmqC4i2ozPWpRUm4QuTK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Auroras were photographed above the Pacific island of New Caledonia on May 11, likely for the 1st time ever.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Pink auroras in the night sky above a forest]]></media:text>
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                            <![CDATA[ The strongest solar flare in half a decade just launched off the sun from the same sunspot group that triggered dazzling auroras last weekend. But don't expect northern lights this time around. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2024 20:37:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 18:09:43 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JvXw9o9yrG9xdU4mTytSL3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A composite image of the May 14 solar flare taken by the GOES-16 satellite (left) and NASA&#039;s Solar Dynamic Observatory (right) ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A composite image of the May 14 solar flare taken by the GOES-16 satellite (left) and NASA&#039;s Solar Dynamic Observatory (right) ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Extreme' geomagnetic storm that painted Earth with auroras this weekend was the most powerful in 21 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Between Friday (May 10) and Sunday (May 12), people across the world were treated to stunning aurora displays as Earth's magnetic field experienced its biggest disturbance since October 2003. The supercharged storm also messed with satellites and caused power grid irregularities. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2024 16:25:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:24 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Kt2fMVMZ4kuRYTez4hGHKN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Vibrant auroras, like these above the Austrian alps, were visible across large parts of the world between May 10 and May 12.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Purple and blue auroras in the night sky above clouds and a mountain]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: A planet-size explosion rocks the sun's 'mossy' corona ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Coronal moss grows, solar rain falls and plasma eruptions rear their gargantuan heads in this fiery landscape of the sun's outer atmosphere, taken by ESA's Solar Orbiter. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2024 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UFHvautWcxQYo4wcutX3C-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Plasma eruptions burst out of the sun in this ultra-detailed look at our star&#039;s outer atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A golden landscape of the sun&#039;s surface, featuring looping towers of plasma]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sun's chaotic peak triggers record-breaking 'global auroras' on Mars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mars has had frequent planet-wide auroras in recent months, including an unprecedented trio of events in February. Experts say the sudden increase is the result of the ongoing solar maximum. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2024 20:29:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:16 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/g5iTMJMmAzcJhhYtpVr5V9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of long ribbon-like auroras rippling across the Martian sky]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An artist&#039;s illustration of long ribbon-like auroras rippling across the Martian sky]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion — and Earth could be hit by the fallout ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the early hours of Tuesday (April 23), quadruple solar flares near-simultaneously exploded from across the sun's surface, and there's a good chance that one of these outbursts launched a solar storm toward Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 17:11:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:11 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q8uB3gAK2Q4CdvNragRvyP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Solar flares erupted near-simultaneously from four separate regions of the sun on April 23.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the sun with four areas circled]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ No, you didn't see a solar flare during the total eclipse — but you may have seen something just as special ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/no-you-didnt-see-a-solar-flare-during-the-total-eclipse-but-you-may-have-seen-something-just-as-special</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:23:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:05:02 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/5rPZMHzoGHZaABnj93EF9M-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Large plasma plumes seen around the sun during totality were not caused by solar flares, experts say.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photo of the eclipse with red plasma plumes around the sun&#039;s edge]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sun is surprisingly quiet right now. What does this mean for the April 8 total solar eclipse? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/the-sun-is-surprisingly-quiet-right-now-what-does-this-mean-for-the-april-8-total-solar-eclipse</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Despite nearing its most active period, the sun is unusually inactive right now and may not wake up again before the total solar eclipse on Monday (April 8). How will this impact our view of the spectacle? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 17:44:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:59 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mYjwKSSbMWJrBhDwscccW8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun could be surprisingly quiet during the upcoming total solar eclipse. However, it should still look incredible.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The moon passing in front of the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2024 20:57:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jennifer Nalewicki ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TCJkVgbBruCuNvMshEsRXk-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A solar flare (far right) bursts from the sun&#039;s surface, as captured by NASA&#039;s Solar Dynamics Observatory.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of a solar flare captured by a telescope. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth hit by radiation from rare 'double' X-class solar flare, triggering most powerful geomagnetic storm in 6 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A recent X-class flare, which was split into two simultaneous explosions, launched a coronal mass ejection that smashed into Earth, triggering the most powerful disruption to our planet's magnetic field for more than six years. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 18:55:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:50 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUj69U9wyQdQPez4zaD57k-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A gigantic coronal mass ejection launched by a &quot;double&quot; X-class flare smashed into Earth on March 24 and triggered a powerful geomagnetic storm.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of a CME launching into space]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mercury slammed by gargantuan eruption from the sun's hidden far side, possibly triggering 'X-ray auroras' ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A gigantic plasma eruption from the sun's hidden far side recently launched a sizable coronal mass ejection that slammed into Mercury, potentially triggering invisible X-ray auroras around the planet's rocky surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 18:05:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:41 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBwLQEjHr7nsWcxAyMXT5S-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A massive loop of plasma was seen exploding from the sun&#039;s far side on March 9.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of a massive plasma eruption coming from the sun&#039;s far side]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Solar maximum may already be upon us, expert warns — but we won't know for sure until the sun's explosive peak is over ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A solar physicist who accurately predicted that the sun's explosive peak would arrive sooner — and be more powerful — than originally forecast tells Live Science that it may have already begun. However, we won't know for sure until long after it has finished. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2024 15:57:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7jayXJqMFEKziWvnBA8eMF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During solar maximum, the sun&#039;s invisible magnetic-field lines get tangled up, allowing for more explosive sunspots to form.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up image of the sun&#039;s surface with added magnetic field lines]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Exploding, green 'devil comet' could photobomb April 8 total solar eclipse — and it might be visible with the naked eye ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Comet 12P/Pons-Brooks, also known as the "devil comet," will be positioned close to the sun during the April 8 total solar eclipse. Some photographers also predict that the volcanic comet may be visible to the naked eye, especially if it blows its top before the big event. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2024 15:11:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:33 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XVKcbJPru2vEGEbyPZhh43-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Photographers are planning to capture images of a volcanic comet near the obscured sun during the April 8 total solar eclipse.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun remerged from behind the moon during a solar eclipse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Gargantuan sunspot that spit out the strongest solar flare in 6 years is now pointing 'almost directly' at Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Sunspot AR3590, which recently spit out three X-class solar flares in under 24 hours, has grown even larger and is now pointed almost directly at Earth, putting us in the crosshairs of more potential eruptions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:19:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:30 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6RqkZDnuhoxpG27dDeU6j4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sunspot AR 3590 has already unleashed three X-class flares and could spit out more.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A giant sunspot on the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 3rd X-class solar flare in 24 hours is the most powerful for 6 years — and it may not be the last ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A hyperactive sunspot recently unleashed its third X-class flare in under 24 hours. The X6 flare is the most powerful since 2017 and could be followed by equally massive explosions. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 12:33:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:27 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pPv6o6QTGHrJWQRYzLqX4T-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The gigantic solar flare erupted from a hyperactive sunspot in the sun&#039;s northern hemisphere on Feb. 22.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An ultraviolet image of the sun showing a massive explosion on its surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Near-simultaneous solar flares explode from opposite sides of the sun in extremely rare event ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A pair of linked solar flares recently exploded near-simultaneously from sunspots on different hemispheres of our home star, triggering radio blackouts on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:13:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:04 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Two solar flares exploded from sunspots on opposite hemispheres of the sun on Jan. 22. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Looped video footage of two solar flares exploding from different parts f the sun at the same time]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Monstrous X5 solar flare launched on New Year's Eve could bring auroras to Earth tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the final hours of Dec. 31, 2023, the sun launched its most powerful solar flare in 6 years. On Jan. 2, radiation from the blast may bring auroras to Earth's skies. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Brandon Specktor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9fkVPEZvNq7qJXpUfgwkG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Live Science's top investigative stories of 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ In 2023, Live Science reporters took a deeper look into the first Americans, killer whales and the sun's explosive peak. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tia Ghose ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JPkZd6xJHXCX5rJs2qRAv5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The first people to arrive in the Americas may have arrived around the Last Glacial Maximum, the coldest part of the last ice age (about 26,500 to 19,000 years ago).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Illustration of ancient humans in White Sands.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 10 solar storms that blew us away in 2023 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sun has been spitting out more frequent and intense solar storms this year as it approaches solar maximum. Here are some of the biggest. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/eJoXXi4QCJu4gGkughLbSf-1280-80.jpg">
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