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The sun's magnetic field is about to flip. Here's what to expect.
SPACE.com· 2 hours agoThe sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. This phenomenon happens...
Perseverance Views Sunspots
NASA· 1 day agoSun's surface – using its Mastcam-Z cameras between May 8 and 20, 2024 (the 1,144th and 1156th Martian days, or sols, of the mission). The Perseverance mission frequently ...
Solar flares and the northern lights: How the sun's cycle changes colors in the sky
USA Today· 4 days agoThe sun is busy these days. From sunspots and solar flares to coronal mass ejections and the aurora...
Our Sun Will Reach Solar Maximum Soon For An Impressive Aurora Light Show
HotHardware· 5 days agoWhile these light shows primarily occur around the north and south poles of Earth, more explosive...
Radiation will be a real challenge for Mars colonists, powerful solar storm shows
SPACE.com· 1 day agoOn May 20, data from Europe's Solar Orbiter spacecraft showed that an estimated X12 solar flare —...
Sunspots in Han China, in This Week’s Open Thread
Slate· 4 days agoOn this day in 28 BC, the imperial records of the Han Dynasty state that a sunspot was observed by imperial astronomers. The ancient Chinese dynasty...
Astrophotographer gets close-up look at monster sunspot that led to May's global auroras
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoAstrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how he captured this incredible image of the sun's surface...
Northern lights forecast: Why skywatchers should stay on alert for another week
USA Today· 7 days agoSpace weather forecasters are watching closely as the massive sunspot that produced last month's...
Solar flare leads to strongest solar radiation storm from the sun in 7 years
The Republican· 2 days agoThe S3 storm on Saturday peaked at around 8 a.m. UTC (4 a.m. on the East Coast) following a...
Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoThe sunspot that produced the historic geomagnetic storm that led to May's global auroras has made...