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![a bright mass errupts from a red circle.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ya3MWq8kq3acHh9EAXMurb-320-80.gif)
Widespread solar storm struck spacecraft near the sun, Earth and even Mars
By Meredith Garofalo published
Different spaceborne perspectives of a 2021 solar storm in 2021 reveal new insights on dangers in space posed by solar particles.
![two bright flashes of light on the surface of the sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yFv6JF3ayh6TPFwYuaT86c-320-80.jpg)
Powerful twin solar flares erupt from sun as cell phone outages spike across US (video)
By Brett Tingley published
Tens of thousands of outages were reported by major cellular carriers throughout the United States after a pair of powerful solar flares erupted from the sun on Feb. 21 and Feb. 22.
![gif animation showing the giant sunspot coming into view.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PshTrAJ9Afp9toFALM82CV-320-80.gif)
'Martian' sunspot 15 times wider than Earth could soon bombard us with solar flares (photo & video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
A sunspot so big it was seen from the surface of Mars last week has now turned to face Earth, bringing an increased chance of unsettled space weather with Earth in the firing line.
![the solar flare appears as a large fiery filament hurled out from the sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nrKht6rmusKQozant5X3uF-320-80.jpg)
Powerful solar flare unleashes colossal plasma plume, sparks radio blackouts across South Pacific (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Watch the moment a huge plasma plume is hurled out from the sun during a powerful solar flare eruption, causing widespread radio blackouts in the South Pacific.
![Faint loops of plasma on the sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WKdFDGPWs5rofFkkcVzMfT-320-80.jpg)
Ghostly plasma loops linger on the sun after massive solar explosion (photos)
By Harry Baker published
A photographer recently snapped an incredibly detailed photo of gigantic, ghostly plasma loops towering above the sun's fiery surface after a powerful solar flare exploded from the sun.
![ripples of green waves in the northern lights which appear as a band of green ribbon across the star studded sky.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/msJZyEnMiT8TRzupcuqLtf-320-80.jpg)
Watch extremely rare 'aurora curls' ripple through the northern lights (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Watch the moment astrophotographer Jeff Dai captures Earth's magnetosphere 'ringing like a bell' during a dramatic northern lights display.
![An image of the sun in ultraviolet showing a solar flare that erupted on new Year's Eve and is about to rock Earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pRPcV6JnoZcobG5k8jU8M9-320-80.png)
Coronal mass ejection from colossal New Year's Eve solar flare will strike Earth today
By Robert Lea published
A coronal mass ejection from an X-5 class flare that erupted on New Year's Eve, the strongest flare of solar cycle 25, will likely trigger geomagnetic storms when it hits Earth today (Jan. 2).
![A full-disk view of the sun as it unleashed a major X1.1 class solar flare from an active sunspot cluster on April 17, 2022. This view was taken by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CJzZ684C7HWKqvyWNMBLUE-320-80.jpg)
US government agencies join together to improve space weather forecasting
By Meredith Garofalo published
A new agreement between multiple U.S. government agencies aims to improve space weather forecasts and the government's ability to mitigate the effects of solar storms on critical infrastructure.
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