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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Northern lights may be visible from several US states Friday and Saturday as giant hole opens up in sun's atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A large hole opened up in the sun's atmosphere this week, spewing high-speed solar winds that will paint northern lights displays across several U.S. states this weekend. ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Pandora Dewan ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nERaRfLTGSn5qrXMmV3mTi-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Coronal Hole in the sun that opened up this week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustrated photo showing a hole in the sun&#039;s corona.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ March could be the best month for the northern lights for nearly a decade —  if the sun stays active ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ March 2026 could be the best month for the northern lights until the mid-2030s, as celestial mechanics and solar activity combine for potentially potent results. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:01:51 +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/zSTVa3HWnF6mn7naD7ZBfM-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&#039;Equinox effect&#039; could supercharge auroras this month as Earth&#039;s magnetic field and the solar wind meet in a fortuitous way.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a red and green aurora over a scenic lake]]></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>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/the-sun-just-experienced-its-first-spotless-days-in-4-years-but-were-not-in-the-clear-yet</link>
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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[ Lucky few to see 'ring of fire' solar eclipse over Antarctica on Feb. 17 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ This month's new moon brings an annular (or "ring of fire") solar eclipse, but it will only be visible from parts of Antarctica. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KrhmjFHxemAz3mFXvS3DDj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse is coming on Feb. 17 — though it will mostly be a skywatching spectacle for penguins.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A penguin colony of chicks and adults waddle on a snowy surface with a boxout in the top right of the image showing a solar eclipse, a ring of glowing yellow light against a dark background]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Auroras likely as most active sunspot in years turns toward Earth ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/sunspot-launches-27-solar-flares-in-24-hours-including-strongest-outburst-in-years</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since 2024. Auroras are possible later this week. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:03:19 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:10:53 +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/MJPWGFAusXCcKPKfCYkLxD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Sunspot region 4366 (black dots) just fired off the strongest solar flare in years (inset), making auroras likely this week.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A view of a giant sunspot region in red, with a box showing a massive bright solar flare]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How long does it take the sun to rotate? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/how-long-does-it-take-the-sun-to-rotate</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The time it takes for the sun to completely rotate depends where on the sun you are measuring. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ashley P. Taylor ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/foUJ5HoFhb6YDiG9U7YgoH-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The sun&#039;s rotation rate varies by latitude and depth. The colors represent the rotation rate at each location on the sun. Red represents the slowest rotation and blue, the fastest.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A gif showing the core of the sun. The sun is rotting and the colors within represent the rotation rate at each location on the sun. Red represents the slowest rotation (on top and bottom) and blue, the fastest (center).]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How to see 2 total solar eclipses in the next 2 years — including the 'eclipse of the century' ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/how-to-see-2-total-solar-eclipses-in-the-next-2-years-including-the-eclipse-of-the-century</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After a two-year gap, there will be two total solar eclipses within 12 months of each other, on Aug. 12, 2026, and Aug. 2, 2027. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:39:54 +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/jVTSn6bXY69D3dj8bPZLCf-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The moon will fully eclipse the sun for millions of lucky skywatchers in August 2026 and 2027. Here&#039;s where and when to see it.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of a fully eclipsed sun, with white spikes of coronal energy shooting out from behind the moon]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Stunning time-lapse video captured using 'artificial eclipse' shows 3 massive eruptions on the sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ESA's Proba-3 mission, made up of twin spacecraft capable of aligning to create artificial eclipses, has captured "rare" footage of three solar prominences erupting from the sun's mysteriously hot atmosphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:18:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:36:48 +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/SRf8dDyvtCSfJJkFHnK98b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[ESA&#039;s Proba-3 mission has captured a trio of solar prominences erupting from the sun, hurling plumes of plasma through the corona.  ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Video footage of plasma plumes erupting from the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Earth hit by biggest 'solar radiation storm' in 23 years, triggering Northern Lights as far as Southern California ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and large parts of Europe. The storm broke a record that had stood for more than two decades. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:29:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 15:58:26 +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/gnX5AegPpyAePpu9ebWGN8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A geomagnetic storm starting on Monday (Jan. 19) has painted widespread aurora displays across the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Europe. (This photo was captured in China&#039;s Heilongjiang Province.)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of a person stood in front of pink auroras in China]]></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[ Is the sun really a dwarf star?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Our sun is huge, at least compared to Earth and the other planets. So is it really a dwarf? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Charles Q. Choi ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JJ3SjZunS9f3StAcuXEgiD-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing the sun&#039;s magnetic fields over an image captured by NASA&#039;s Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 12, 2016.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[This illustration lays a depiction of the sun&#039;s magnetic fields over an image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 12, 2016. ]]></media:text>
                                <media:title type="plain"><![CDATA[This illustration lays a depiction of the sun&#039;s magnetic fields over an image captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on March 12, 2016. ]]></media:title>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it's pointed right at Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is on par with the infamous sunspot that birthed the 1859 Carrington Event — but, for now, it's staying quiet. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:08:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 14:48:34 +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/WqdEFHmsdE9U2uVsNz5GBc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The new sunspot complex AR 4294-4296 is collectively around the same size as the dark patch that triggered the infamous Carrington Event in 1859.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo of giant sunspots on the sun with a sketch of the Carrington sunspot added for comparison ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required meticulous planning to pull off. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:58:34 +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/fb63kzLQoVz88Rj6KZ6gXG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[This striking photo shows a skydiver perfectly aligned with the sun&#039;s fiery surface, around 93 million miles (150 million kilometers) from Earth.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A close up image of the silhouette of a skydiver against the fiery surface of the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ 'Severe' solar storm brings auroras as far south as Florida — and more are on the way tonight ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/strongest-solar-flare-of-2025-erupts-and-it-could-bring-auroras-to-half-the-us-on-wednesday</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The most powerful solar flare of 2025 has launched a ball of energy toward Earth that could trigger widespread auroras across the United States tonight. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 23:28:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:29:44 +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/eXSmfsZLZTrW9hSCFW92t5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Auroras spotted over a farm in Wisconsin on Nov. 11, 2025. The Northern Lights last night were visible as far south as Florida and Mexico.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Auroras over a farm in Wisconsin on Nov. 11]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations reveal ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting satellites — and it is a question of "when," not "if" this will happen, experts say. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 14:56:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:08:55 +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/4ZhCw35WgZ3fsqR6KdoSjh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New simulations reveal that no spacecraft&#039;s safety will be fully guaranteed when the next Carrington-level solar storm strikes our planet. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Photo taken from the ISS showing part of the station hovering above the northern lights]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Mystery of the sun's mind-bogglingly hot atmosphere may finally be solved ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Scientists have spotted elusive "magnetic waves" in the sun's atmosphere that may explain why the sun's corona is much hotter than its surface. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:14:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Elizabeth Howell ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sCMN97DDBbiUmrGFw5jrY4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A solar flare erupts from the sun in 2014.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a solar flare emerging from the sun]]></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[ Scientists unveil most detailed photo of a solar flare ever taken ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Record-breaking images from the world's largest solar telescope, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, reveal a solar flare in unprecedented detail. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 15:52:11 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:03:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pvaAwT8JexP4rGdnAwkKyQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[a close-up image of a solar flare]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up image of a solar flare]]></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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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HH4Shp2kLTQegm6cEsaJCX-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <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[ NASA spacecraft snaps images of lunar transit and Earth eclipse on the same day — see the photos ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Solar Dynamics Observatory saw a lunar transit and an Earth eclipse on July 25 — the first when the moon passed between it and the sun, and another when Earth did the same. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 22:28:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 29 Jul 2025 23:18:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cKkSTWNpyCGKLwCsaJ6KDo-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[These images, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, show the moon&#039;s path across the face of the sun on July 25, 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An animation of the moon passing in front of the sun]]></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[ Parker Solar Probe captures closest-ever photos of the sun during record-breaking flight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ During a record-smashing flight through the sun’s corona in Dec. 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe captured the closest-ever images of our home star. Now, NASA has finally revealed what the daredevil probe saw. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Victoria Atkinson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QxKMKSJfVASHkVJdLJP5fe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Three stills from the Parker Solar Probe’s groundbreaking footage of the corona reveal the formation of coronal mass ejections (yellow) — enormous balls of plasma flung off of the sun and into the solar system.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Three black and white images of wispy material each with an arc shape outlined in a yellow dotted line]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ May 2024 solar storm cost $500 million in damages to farmers, new study reveals ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ GPS positions were off by up to 230 feet during the Gannon Solar Storm in May 2024 in a disruption that lasted for up to two days, a new study has revealed. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 04 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Yngd36PKg5ZhWtYwNjKZAc-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Northern lights seen over a farmhouse in Iceland.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[wisps of green light stretch across the sky above a farm]]></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[ 'Never been seen before': First images from new ISS solar telescope reveal subtle 'fluctuations' in sun's outer atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's new "CODEX" telescope has snapped its first photos of the sun's outer atmosphere, revealing previously imperceptible changes that could help scientists better predict potentially dangerous space weather events. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:38:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Harry Baker ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/gif" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xwxP95ak8QyvqFn6Ebjnbi-1280-80.gif">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[New images from NASA&#039;s CODEX solar telescope have revealed never-before-seen fluctuations within the sun&#039;s atmosphere.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[GIF showing temperature fluctuations in the corona using infrared]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Sun 'hole' expected to produce intense auroras tonight, potentially visible from 15 US states ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A coronal hole in the sun could result in visible auroras over about 15 U.S. states tonight (June 25), with the Space Weather Prediction Center expecting a moderate geomagnetic storm. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:24:46 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K7h2KoE29PX6fWKqEESuWg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Intense auroras are expected across northern North America, and may be visible in about 15 U.S. states.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of green and orange auroras above Cypress Island in the U.S. ]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Behold! 1st images of artificial solar eclipse captured by ESA's Proba-3 mission ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ See the first images of an artificial solar eclipse from ESA's Proba-3 mission. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 16:30:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 09:10:57 +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/RXFWkrkdMgxXYu2AYNjteY-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Daisy Dobrijevic ]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An illustration showing the artificial eclipse captured by the ESA&#039;s Proba-3 mission]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A series of colorful panels with dark spots except one panel that has the sun in a green circle]]></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[ Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic 'curtains' on the sun's surface ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope captured the sharpest-ever images of the sun’s surface, revealing ultra-fine bright and dark stripes called striations that are caused by powerful magnetic fluctuations. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 13 Jun 2025 23:06:13 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fViJDASJMZPTc2uixfBLwm-1280-80.jpg">
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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[ Hello, summer! June solstice brings the start of summer, and the longest day of the year, to North America ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The summer solstice, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, falls on June 20 this year in North America, and June 21 in Europe. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Jun 2025 14:25:05 +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/mx2cdqaY7PHD48WfX2FNVj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Summer 2025 begins June 20 in North America and June 21 in Europe]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A field of red flowers glows in the summer sunlight]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA's Parker Solar Probe spots powerful magnetic explosion aimed at the sun's surface ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Parker Solar Probe has directly observed a powerful magnetic explosion in the sun's corona that could help us predict geomagnetic storms on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Zpi5utcf7zdggoutDiBEgB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[A solar flare erupting from the sun, imaged in extreme ultraviolet light by NASA&#039;s Solar Dynamics Observatory on Feb. 9, 2024. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of the sun showing ultraviolet solar flares erupting from its surface]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sun: Facts about the bright star at the center of the solar system ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Discover interesting facts about the sun, the solar system's central star that supports all life on Earth. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Marilyn Perkins ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/diCR52xth8tA43KEn2Ywh5-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Yevheniia Kudrova via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ New 8K-resolution photos of the sun show off incredible details of raging sunspots ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Advanced image restoration techniques have produced reconstructed views of the sun with an 8K image resolution for the first time. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 09:07:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Samantha Mathewson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8zMR6eJBazUSPkTacQHTem-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[R. Kamlah et al. 2025]]></media:credit>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Space photo of the week: Pink 'raindrops' on the sun captured in greatest detail ever ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Solar scientists have unveiled spectacular new images of plasma "rain" in the sun's corona using adaptive optics. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jamie Carter ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AMcyuNkeBkeVHyeQMCpg4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[&quot;Coronal rain&quot; — as seen here by the Goode Solar Telescope at Big Bear Solar Observatory — forms when hotter plasma in the sun&#039;s corona cools down and becomes denser. It&#039;s pulled to the surface by gravity.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of pink swirling shapes that resemble brushstrokes]]></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[ Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphere ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Researchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 27 May 2025 23:29:46 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Julian Dossett ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6muVAVnyrGEX8N6kVyPskP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The view of the northern lights during the &quot;Mother&#039;s Day&quot; geomagnetic storm on May 10, 2024 from Cleveland, Ohio.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The view of the northern lights during the &quot;Mother&#039;s Day&quot; geomagnetic storm on May 10, 2024 from Cleveland, Ohio.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ NASA spacecraft snaps eerie image of eclipsed sun with an extra moon overhead. What's going on? ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's PUNCH mission, a tiny constellation of four satellites, captured a photo of the moon drifting across the sky through a haze of sunlight. The mission is still undergoing commissioning and is expected to start science operations June 9. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 20:36:25 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 19 May 2025 08:49:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Damien Pine ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rN4sVodCQXvtmRBCawmw7h-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image of stray sunlight and the moon taken on April 27 by the PUNCH mission&#039;s Narrow Field Imager during commissioning. The sun is mostly blocked out by the instrument&#039;s occulter, which creates a dark, circular shadow over the sun. ]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image taken by the PUNCH satellites showing the moon with the sun blocked out by occulters]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The US isn't prepared for a big solar storm, exercise finds ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A first-of a-kind space weather "tabletop" exercise has revealed major weaknesses in America's preparedness for major solar storms. ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Tereza Pultarova ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XsTUfb3t2uaa6wpwXMqRsM-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Goddard Space Flight Center/Genna Duberstein]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[Artist&#039;s illustration of a superstorm erupting from the sun.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a flare erupting from the sun]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ The sun just spat out the strongest solar flares of 2025 — and more could be headed toward Earth ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The sun has released several powerful M- and X-class solar flares over the past few days, resulting in radio blackouts around the world. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 17:53:58 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 16 May 2025 15:48:58 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PUaxdotaiXitsDV9553HN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[An image of the sun during a solar flare]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An image of the sun during a solar flare]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ World's largest solar telescope turns on powerful new camera, revealing breathtaking image of a continent-size sunspot ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, can see the sun in unprecedented detail. Here is the first image from its newly-activated camera. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:58:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Briley Lewis ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vu2q9of8jwioPQqpuJKH48-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[U.S. National Science Foundation’s Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[An image from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[a close-up image of a sunspot]]></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[ Northern lights ignite night sky after rare double solar eruption, and more are forecast for tonight ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Solar eruptions created a northern lights display in North America and Europe overnight, with more auroras expected through Thursday. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2025 12:53:08 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:23:07 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Patrick Pester ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KbVvWAZaNNnwdemYKjBC3b-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The northern lights were visible at high altitudes in North America and Europe, including in Iceland, where this photo was taken in 2020.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A photograph of the northern lights over Iceland in 2020.  ]]></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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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ryan French ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UZxi4nPtjmePmEx8wuKP43-1280-80.jpg">
                                                            <media:credit><![CDATA[Javier Zayas Photography via Getty Images]]></media:credit>
                                                                                                                                                                        <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[ NASA's daredevil solar spacecraft survives 2nd close flyby of our sun ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ NASA's Parker Solar Probe has completed is 2nd ultra-close flyby of the sun, and survived to transmit its data back to Earth. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:58:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Sharmila Kuthunur ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4vzQHEjFDYqaq5oivQrsgh-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[NASA&#039;s Parker Solar Probe successfully completed its second science-gathering flyby of the sun, the space agency announced on Tuesday (March 25).]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[An illustration of a dark gray probe in front of a scorching 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>
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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[ See spectacular photos from Saturday's partial solar eclipse ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The partial solar eclipse on March 29 wowed skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere. ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 20:52:38 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[The Sun]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Skyler Ware ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LjjSh8AsSkUGzz8QSKtUqe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[During Saturday&#039;s partial solar eclipse, the moon obscured nearly 90% of the sun above Nuuk, Greenland. The eclipse, which was visible across much of the Northern Hemisphere, was the first of this year&#039;s two partial solar eclipses.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[The sun in a very thin crescent shape during a solar eclipse]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Powerful X-class solar flare caught on camera erupting from sun's surface ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A powerful X1.1-class solar flare was released by the sun on March 28, resulting in radio blackouts across North and South America ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 17:03:28 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:25:29 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jess Thomson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BDRcMk3bZZyi8LLMkcbRW4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[an image of a solar flare erupting from the sun]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[an image of a solar flare erupting from the sun]]></media:text>
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