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This so-called seahorse flare shot up on the disk of the sun on Aug. 7, 1972. The radiation it produced was so powerful, it would've been harmful to astronauts if a moon mission had been in progress.

Massive Solar Storm Detonated Hidden American Bombs During the Vietnam War, Navy Records Show

By Rafi Letzter published

Researchers digging through naval records uncovered a strange and alarming consequence of a massive 1972 solar storm.

Weather
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A Solar Storm Is Coming Tonight — Here's Where You Might See the Aurora

By Rafi Letzter published

An alert released yesterday (Sept. 10) warns of a moderate geomagnetic storm that will lash the planet tonight. It shouldn't be dangerous, but might bring auroras.

Weather
Enceladus

There's Spooky Plasma Music Traveling From Saturn to its Weirdest Moon

By Rafi Letzter published

Researchers for the first time recorded the gas giant's vibrating plasma signal to Enceladus. And now you can listen to it too.

Saturn
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The Solar Storm Hitting Earth Today Might Look Awesome

By Brandon Specktor published

Thanks to a solar storm, the northern part of North America may see a dazzling auroral display tonight.

Weather
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Monster Solar Flare Marks 7th Powerful Sun Storm in 7 Days

By Doris Elin Salazar published

The sun fired off yet another powerful solar flare yesterday (Sept. 10), its seventh in seven days.

The Sun
Artificial clouds should be visible shortly after 9 p.m. EDT on June 12 from New York to North Carolina if a NASA sounding rocket launches on time from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

NASA Rocket to Create Colorful Artificial Clouds Over US East Coast Tonight (Watch Live)

By Mike Wall published

Space Exploration
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Northern Lights from Space! Astronaut Captures Aurora Over Europe

By Kacey Deamer published

The northern lights shimmer over Europe in a new Space Station photo.

Planet Earth
A bright diagonal purple line of light in the sky

An Aurora Called 'Steve'? Strange Sky Phenomenon Investigated

By Sarah Lewin published

Meet "Steve," a strange, new aurora feature discovered by citizen scientists and verified by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm satellites.

Astronomy
Jupiter's Great Cold Spot

Surprise! Jupiter Has a Great 'Cold' Spot, Too

By Sarah Lewin published

Jupiter is famous for its Great Red Spot, a storm twice the diameter of Earth that rages on the gas giant's surface. Now, researchers have found that it has a second great spot, almost as large.

Jupiter
Hubble View of Uranus Auroras

Auroras on Uranus Dazzle in New Hubble Telescope Views

By Mike Wall published

Bright auroras light up Uranus' atmosphere in two newly released photos, which combine observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the agency's Voyager 2 probe.

Uranus
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