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The equinox might fuel powerful Northern Lights by creating 'holes' in Earth's magnetic field

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Auroras seen above a lighthouse.
The northern lights in Whitley Bay, England April 24, 2023.

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Watch the sun show off all year with a total eclipse, strong solar storms, and NASA almost landing on the solar surface

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The sun develops coronal holes, one of many forms of solar activity that could peak this year.

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How to take pictures of the 2024 solar eclipse: 11 tips from the pros to snap the most dramatic photos

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Jon Carmichael looks at a blown up shot of his photo of the 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse.
Astrophotographer and Keynote Speaker, Jon Carmichael (on left) captured this iconic image of the 2017 total solar eclipse that swept across the US.

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Unusually Big Sunspot Cluster Now Visible, Posing Risk of Powerful Solar Flares

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A striking set of gigantic sunspots, first spotted from Mars and now designated AR3576, is currently facing Earth, capturing the attention of astronomers, space enthusiasts, and concerned space weather forecasters.

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The Sun Just Spewed Material From Opposite Sides in Rare Phenomenon

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No, you’re not seeing double. The Sun just flung out two massive flares of radiation from opposite hemispheres at nearly the same exact moment, a sign that our host star is fast approaching a period of peak activity.

NASA is on a mission to 'touch the Sun' in milestone moment for space exploration

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  • NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to pass the Sun on 24 December 2024.
  • It's due to fly past the sun at 195 km/s, or 435,000 mph.
  • "We are basically almost landing on a star," a scientist on the project said.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is set to pass the Sun next year in a milestone moment for space exploration.

A huge tornado on the sun released a cloud of hot gas 6 times the size of the Earth

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An annotated picture shows cloud of hot gas captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory escaping from the sun on December 28, 2023.

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Mysterious 'ghostly' shadows larger than planet Earth reappeared on Saturn's rings. NASA says it expects even more to appear soon.

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Image of Saturn taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.
You can see Saturn's spokes as dark bruises on the left side of the planet's rings.

NASA, ESA, STScI, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC)

The most powerful solar eruption in years fired a powerful 'X-class' solar flare that just hit Earth, and scientists are monitoring for more possible outbursts

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A flare is shown on the surface of the sun.
The sun is growing more active.

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The 'solar wind,' which the sun is constantly blasting over the planets, suddenly disappeared and created a void around Mars

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The sun can make or break Mars.

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory

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