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Incredible time-lapse photo captures the sun during an 8-year sunspot peakA new time-lapse image shows two major sunspot groups moving across the surface of the sun in December 2022, when the number of solar splotches also skyrocketed to an eight-year high.
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Shock wave from sun has opened up a crack in Earth's magnetic field, and it could trigger a geomagnetic stormThe storm is classed as a G1 storm, so is expected to be fairly mild.
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Unexpected solar flare smashes into Earth, causing radio blackouts in Australia and New ZealandThe flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection that missed Earth
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Blood Red Skies Over China Explained 300 Years LaterA massive geomagnetic storm that was recorded across East Asia for nine days in 1770 suggests such solar flareups are surprisingly common.
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What are coronal mass ejections?A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a vast cloud of electrically charged particles that the sun releases with a huge burst of speed.
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One of the largest solar storms ever detected just erupted on the far side of the sun
Venus is being hammered by wild space weather this week after a giant sunspot, not visible from Earth, expelled an enormous plasma burst toward the scorching-hot planet.
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One of the brightest stars in the sky dimmed in 2019. Now we know why.The star Betelgeuse visibly dimmed in 2019. A new analysis finds that it blew off a huge amount of its surface.
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Huge, potentially disruptive sunspot will swing round to face Earth this weekendA huge sunspot that's about to face Earth could disrupt satellites, cause power outages and lead to problems for airplane navigation systems.
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Mixed-up sunspot emits powerful solar flareA mixed-up region of sunspots pointed almost directly at Earth just emitted a major solar flare, which could cause havoc with power grids and communication networks.
