Solar maximum news, features and articles
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1st mission to 'touch' the sun discovers a mysterious source of solar windNASA's Parker Solar Probe plunged into the sun's atmosphere to capture the granular details of how its solar wind is made.
By Ben Turner Published
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Enormous 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere will trigger stunning auroras FridayAn enormous coronal hole wider than 20 Earths has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and NOAA experts predict a moderate geomagnetic storm Friday (March 24) as a result.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Enormous 'polar vortex' on the sun is unprecedented, scientists sayA long, looping filament of plasma snapped over the sun's north pole, creating a 'polar vortex' that scientists can't explain.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Auroras expected tonight in New York, Washington and Wisconsin as solar storm barrels toward EarthA moderate solar storm is headed for Earth on September 27, 2021, with auroras predicted to light up the sky much further south than usual.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Incredible time-lapse video shows 10 years of the sun's history in 6 minutesNASA combined 10 years of solar observations into a single, gorgeous time-lapse video.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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NASA Spacecraft Sees Violent Solar Realm Beneath Sun's Surface (Photos, Video)By Miriam Kramer Published
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Sun Fires Off Powerful Solar Flare (Video)By Miriam Kramer Published
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Sun's Magnetic Field Will Flip Soon (Video)The sun's polarity is getting closer to flipping. The star's northern hemisphere's polarity has already reversed, and the southern hemisphere should follow suit soon, scientists say.
By Miriam Kramer Published
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Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field SoonBy Miriam Kramer Published
