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NASA footage reveals 4 types of solar eruptions and 'holes' that could affect Earth as the sun grows more active

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the sun full disc roiling deep orange plasma peppered with bright spots and suddenly a bright flash occurs on a spot on the sun's upper left followed by a burst of orange tendrils shooting into space
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare – as seen in the bright flash on the upper left side of the image – on January 10, 2023.

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The International Space Station is hiding in this mind-blowing photo, as it passes the sun. Can you spot it?

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ISS in 2022.
The International Space Station orbits 250 miles above Earth.

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I've studied the sun for 23 years. Here's what happened during the last solar maximum and what to expect from this one.

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Four images of a solar flare at different wavelengths.
The upcoming solar maximum should cause more frequent solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Dramatic image shows a 'plasma waterfall' on the sun that's 8 times the size of Earth

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A picture of the sun shows a square prominence sticking out of the sun like a waterfall
A solar plasma "waterfall" was spotted on the sun recently. More odd solar phenomena has been seen recently as the sun nears a peak of activity.

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Photos show the Northern Lights made a rare appearance as far south as Phoenix, Arizona on Friday morning

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Auroras are seen above forrest trees in Gaylor. They are green and red
Auroras in Gaylor, Missouri, on March 24, 2023.

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The sun is getting more active than it has for a decade — and it could lead to power outages, grounded flights, and stunning auroras

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The sun in a particularly active phase is letting off solar flares and is covered in sunspots.
The bright light of a solar flare on the left side of the sun in an image taken in June 2013.

NASA/SDO

NASA video shows a giant churning tornado on the sun as tall as 14 Earths, hurling plasma into space

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A video taken on March 17, 2023 shows a solar tornado spinning above the sun's surface.
A video taken on March 17, 2023 shows a solar tornado spinning above the sun's surface.

NASA / Solar Dynamics Observatory

The Northern Lights could dazzle the skies from Washington to New York on Friday, blown by winds from a giant 'hole' on the sun

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The aurora borealis could be seen above skies in the northern United States on Friday thanks to winds from a giant
The aurora borealis may be seen above skies in the northern United States on Friday thanks to winds from a giant "hole" in the sun.

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A 'hole' 30 times Earth's size has spread across the sun, blasting solar winds that'll hit our planet by end of this week

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A video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.
A video from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the massive hole in the sun's atmosphere.

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The 2023 spring equinox is here — here's what it is and how it works

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Earth is a like 7,917-mile-wide rotisserie chicken.

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