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Giant Plasma Spirals Found on the SunColossal spiral-shaped flows of super-hot plasma have been found on the sun, completing a nearly half-century-long quest to confirm their existence, scientists say.
By Charles Q. Choi Published
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Active Sun Fires Off 3rd Huge Solar Flare in 3 Days (Video)By Tariq Malik Published
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Sun's 2013 Solar Activity Peak Is Weakest in 100 YearsBy Megan Gannon Published
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Solar Flares Fire Off Antimatter ParticlesAstronomers have detected exotic antimatter particles flying from the sun during solar flares — a discovery that could help scientists understand this mysterious sibling to matter.
By Clara Moskowitz Published
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Sun Unleashes Solar Fireworks Preview for July FourthThe sun fired off an M1.5-class solar flare on July 3 as an early preview to the Fourth of July fireworks, NASA officials say.
By Tariq Malik Published
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Extreme Solar Storm Could Cause Widespread Disruptions on EarthA large coronal mass ejection from the active sun could affect entire continents, scientists say.
By Miriam Kramer Published
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Sun Unleashes Strongest Solar Flares of 2013The two X-class solar flares erupted from the surface of the sun less than 24 hours apart.
By Denise Chow Published
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Sun's Daily Life Captured in New Video
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has been watching the sun for three years.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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NASA Probes Near Sun Safe from Triple Solar EruptionNASA's Messenger and Stereo-A space probes were not affected by three back-to-back solar storms, scientists say.
By Denise Chow Published
