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Solar storm frenzy of May 2024 was strong enough to affect the deep sea
By Stefanie Waldek published
Ocean Networks Canada's (ONC) deep-sea observatories recorded disturbances in the Earth's magnetic field.
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Here we go again — new sunspot regions emerge, strong solar flare recorded
By Meredith Garofalo published
With the decrease of potential impacts from AR 3664, forecasters are monitoring new sunspot regions developing on the eastern half of the sun.
![A view of a fiery sun.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kJBfdd2ct5sd7uTWy7vUAF-320-80.jpg)
India's space agency has been carefully watching our sun's solar tantrums
By Stefanie Waldek published
The Indian Space Research Organization has released solar storm data from ground stations and spacecraft, including the Chandrayaan-2 lunar orbiter.
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Huge, solar flare-launching sunspot has rotated away from Earth. But will it return?
By Meredith Garofalo published
The behemoth sunspot AR3664 has finally rotated out of Earth's view, firing off two more big solar storms on its way out the door. Will it come back?
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How do you forecast a solar storm? Space weather experts explain
By Meredith Garofalo published
While the weekend solar event gave us quite the show in the night sky, it also helps scientists learn more about space weather to continue to improve forecasts.
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Sun unleashes massive X8.7 solar flare, biggest of current cycle, from super-active monster sunspot (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
A monster sunspot on the sun's surface just won't quit, erupting yet again this week with a whopping X8.7-class solar flare on Tuesday (May 14).
![Massive solar flares erupt from the sun in two side by side views from Saturday, May 11, 2024 taken by a NASA spacecraft.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pvkU59MQ6WjhVGF9TACApd-320-80.png)
The stormy sun erupts with its biggest solar flare yet from a massive sunspot — and it's still crackling (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
Just when we think we’ve seen the most powerful of flares from a colossal sunspot, the sun unleashed kicked off the strongest eruption of the weekend yet and is still crackling with solar storms.
![spacecraft view of a patch of the sun's yellow surface, showing a large, dark, irregular sunspot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sLG3zdtMV7kZTZikgvNfBN-320-80.jpg)
Watch monster flare-spewing sunspot grow to be 15 times wider than Earth (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
A beastly sunspot that's 15 times the diameter of Earth remains highly active — and you might be able to spot it with your eclipse glasses!
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