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Earth's skies pulse in sync with the sun's solar flares
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, indicating it is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought, according to new research.

Sun unleashes jaw-dropping filament eruption — but Earth dodges the blast (photo)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
GOES-19 satellite captures breathtaking footage as a towering solar filament erupts over the sun's eastern limb.

The sun might be spitting out particles that create water on the moon
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
"With only lunar soil and a basic ingredient from the sun — which is always spitting out hydrogen — there's a possibility of creating water."

World's largest solar telescope gains powerful new 'eye' to study the sun's secrets
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
A powerful new instrument added to the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope promises to maximize the information gleaned from the sun's light.

NASA's sun-studying PUNCH mission captures its 1st-light images. Everything looks great so far
By Monisha Ravisetti published
NASA's PUNCH sun-studying mission has seen first light — and the team says all four instruments are indeed working as expected.

A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing
By Tereza Pultarova published
"The next set of solar cycles will be more active."

How AI is helping scientists unlock some of the sun's deepest secrets
By Sharmila Kuthunur published
AI can bridge the growing gap between new and old solar observations and help scientists uncover overlooked aspects of our star's long-term evolution, a new study argues.

The sun just leaked a huge amount of helium-3 — the rare isotope scientists want to harvest on the moon
By Victoria Corless published
The sun was caught bursting out a huge quantity of helium-3, an isotope that's scarce in our solar system.
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