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Sun unleashes massive X1.1 solar flare to close out 2024 (photo)
By Tariq Malik published
The huge solar flare may be the last big explosion from the sun this year.

Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora 'fireworks' as we close out 2024?
By Meredith Garofalo published
Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.

The sun in 2025: How the solar cycle will shape our year ahead
By Ryan French published
We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle.

Scientists await signal from NASA's Parker Solar Probe after historic close sun flyby. Will it phone home?
By Tariq Malik published
The spacecraft made the closest ever flyby if the sun on Christmas Eve, but it's been silent since Dec. 20.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun
By Robert Lea published
On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) NASA's parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun yet, passing through the blisteringly hot outer atmosphere of our star.

Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

10 most powerful solar flares of 2024
By Ryan French published
The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.
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