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Giant 'senior citizen' sunspot on 3rd trip around the sun could break a century-old recordA large sunspot has just reappeared on the sun's Earth-facing surface, almost two months after it first emerged. The unusually old dark patch remains stable and could be on course to become the longest-lived sunspot on record, experts claim.
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A mysterious, 100-year solar cycle may have just restartedNew research suggests that the unexpected intensity of the ongoing solar maximum may be partly tied to a lesser-known, 100-year solar cycle. If true, solar activity could spike further in the coming decades. But some experts are skeptical.
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Has the sun already passed solar maximum?Has the sun already reached solar maximum? New data suggests Solar Cycle 25 may have peaked earlier than expected. Find out what this means.
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Watch eerie 'UFOs' and a solar 'cyclone' take shape in stunning new ESA video of the sunAn eerie new video from ESA's Solar Orbiter shows a towering 'cyclone' of plasma exhibiting behaviors never seen before on our sun.
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Auroras predicted over US this weekend as solar storm rips toward EarthA solar explosion called a coronal mass ejection is poised to graze Earth on Friday or Saturday (Jan. 24 or Jan. 25), potentially triggering colorful auroras over the northern U.S.
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X-class solar flares hit a new record in 2024 and could spike further this year — but the sun isn't entirely to blame, experts say
There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also at play.
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'Like they were demon possessed': Geomagnetic super storms are causing tractors to dance from side to side across US farms — and the sun is to blamePowerful solar storms in May and October painted auroras across large parts of North America. But some U.S. farmers also witnessed unusual activity from their high-tech machinery, which started boogying back and forth as a result of the geomagnetic disturbances.
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We are fast approaching the sun's 'battle zone' — and it could be even worse than solar maximum, experts warnSpace weather experts warn that solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the "battle zone."
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Thanksgiving auroras? Solar storm likely to hit Earth on Thursday and Friday, NOAA warnsAn outburst of solar energy looks primed to hit Earth on Thursday, potentially bringing auroras to the northern U.S. on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.
