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This fleet of sungazing spacecraft could help spot 'space tornadoes' headed towards Earth

By Elizabeth Howell Published

Four proposed sun-gazing spacecraft, working together, could help speed up space weather warnings by 40%, a new study suggests.

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'The sun is slowly waking up': Scientists say a rise in solar storms awaits us

By Keith Cooper Published

The turning point seems to have been after 2008, which had the lowest amount of solar activity on record.

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a close up view of the sun erupting with an x class solar flare over the left limb.
108 million degrees! Solar flares are far hotter than thought, study suggests

By Sharmila Kuthunur Published

New research shows that solar flares are six times hotter than thought and calls for updated sun models that could improve space weather forecasting.

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The sun's spotty face photographed in July 2009 by NASA's Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).
Where is the sun in its current 11-year solar cycle?

By Ryan French Published

Back in 2019, a consortium of scientists predicted August 2025 as the peak of the solar activity cycle. But where are we now?

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A NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory image of the sun.
Don’t get burned! The ultimate sun quiz

By Kenna Hughes-Castleberry Published

This quiz is a deep dive into the physics, history, and mysteries of our nearest star.

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A series of dark circles represent the moon during different phases of a solar eclipse, with the middle circle completely blocking a bright light (the sun) in a dark blue sky.
Most solar eclipse maps have a major flaw. Here's how to ensure you're really in the path of totality

By Jamie Carter Published

Solar eclipse maps show crisp lines for the path of totality, but in reality, the edges of the path are fuzzy, jagged and sometimes wrong by hundreds of meters or more

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Solar Orbiter took this image of the sun during its close approach in March 2022. At that time, the spacecraft was closer to the star than the solar system's innermost planet Mercury.
Scientists discover explosive origins of superspeed electrons streaming from the sun

By Robert Lea Published

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has tracked near-light-speed electrons back to the sun, finding two distinct families generated by solar flares and CMEs.

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An active region on the surface of the sun can be seen here releasing a solar flare. The image comes from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Meet Surya, the 1st-of-its-kind AI model NASA and IBM built to predict solar storms

By Tereza Pultarova Published

A new NASA-IBM algorithm called Surya could be a major leap in space weather forecasting.

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What looks like a knife painting with fiery colors is actually a view of the sun.
World's most powerful solar telescope sees incredible coronal loops on the sun (image)

By Keith Cooper Published

The narrowest magnetic loops ever seen in the sun's corona have been imaged by the most powerful solar telescope on Earth.

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a close up view of the sun erupting with a large prominence looping in the bottom left corner of the image.
Watch 2 fiery blasts erupt from the sun — is Earth in the danger zone? (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic Last updated

Two colossal plasma fountains tore away from the sun in a breathtaking double blast, one of the most impressive eruptions this solar cycle.

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