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NASA Spacecraft Spies 'Alien' Prominence on the Sun
By Space.com Staff published
The wispy solar prominence was seen lifting off the sun Monday (June 18) by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
Solar Flares Fire Double Sun Storm at Earth
By Space.com Staff published
The flares unleashed two coronal mass ejections that hit Earth on June 16.
Massive Solar Flare in March Broke Sun Storm Record
By Denise Chow published
The massive solar flare erupted from the sun on March 7, 2012.
Solar Flare Creates Puzzling Particle Pulse on Earth
By Space.com Staff published
An unexpected pulse of high-energy particles surprised scientists after moderate solar flare.
Colossal Superflares Erupt from Sun-Like Stars
By Charles Q. Choi published
Superflares could pack the punch of 10,000 solar flares.
The Angry Sun: How to Predict Space Weather
By Katharine Gammon published
Learn about the people who watch what the sun is dishing out.
Monster Sunspot Fires Off Powerful Solar Flares
By Tariq Malik published
The solar flares are coming from a sunspot far bigger than the Earth.
Spectacular Solar Flare Erupts From the Sun
By Tariq Malik published
The solar flare kicked up a massive explosion of super-heated magnetic plasma.
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