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What's the difference between a solar flare and a coronal mass ejection? And how do they lead to auroras?
NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured the sun blast a "huge rush of mass" that warped the magnetic field, according to the ...
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections are not just more frequent, they’re growing stronger — prompting warnings about the ...
On Saturday afternoon, a wonderful phenomenon took over Sharjah's skies — the 22º halo. Wondering what it is, or why it ...
The sun earlier this week burped out huge bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections, leading space weather forecasters to issue a geomagnetic storm watch. Northern lights were forecast in ...
The Northern Lights or aurora borealis may be visible in the U.S. this week due to a coronal hole and a "co-rotating ...
Solar Orbiter pieced together 200 ultraviolet images to show our star’s million-degree atmosphere in all its glory.
T he Sun goes through an 11-year cycle of activity, going from the solar maximum, where it is covered in many sunspots and is ...
In a revelation that's shaken the space science community, researchers have detected a stunning reversal in the Sun’s internal dynamics — a shift that could have profound consequences for life ...
Don't forget to look up, skywatchers! Another round of auroras is heading our way, and for the third time this month. Here's ...
The image was captured by the world's most powerful solar telescope, which takes 2D snapshots of the sun at specific ...