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Sunspot Blasting Out Major Solar Flares Will Face Earth SoonAR1748 should be lined up with our planet by the weekend.
By Mike Wall Published
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Sun Show: See Dramatic Solar Views in Live Webcast TodayCheck out views of the sun from the online Slooh Space Camera in a webcast Thursday.
By Miriam Kramer Published
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NASA Puts Mars Rover Curiosity on Standby After Solar FlareThe solar outburst is complicating efforts to bring Curiosity back from a computer glitch.
By Mike Wall Published
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Sun's Weather Cycle May Actually Peak Twice This YearOur star's current lull may just be the calm between two storms.
By Mike Wall Published
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Super-Hot Plasma 'Rain' Falls on Sun in Amazing VideoThe Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured the video during a July 2012 eruption.
By Mike Wall Published
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Sun Eruption May Boost Northern Lights This WeekA coronal mass ejection (CME) blasted toward Earth Sunday.
By Megan Gannon Published
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Big Sunspot Unleashes Intense Solar FlareThe medium-class flare erupted around 4 a.m. EST Friday (Jan. 11).
By Space.com Staff Published
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Doomsday 2012: Watch the 'End of the World' Live OnlineThe online Slooh Space Camera will help viewers keep tabs on the heavens all week.
By Mike Wall Published
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Solar Super-Flare Likely Sparked Ancient Tree MysteryA sun eruption could have sent cosmic ray particles that created a rush of radioactive carbon-14.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
