Solar Fury Erupts: Sun Rings In the New Year With X1.8 Flare
A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...
Video: See and hear three years of solar fireworks
At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...
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Will we see more northern lights in 2025?
Last year gave skywatchers multiple stunning sky shows, including the total solar eclipse, the return of the “devil comet,” ...
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Two Earth-Facing Sunspots Blasting Powerful X And M Flares
Sunspots AR3664 and AR3663 have been erupting with X- and M-class solar flares. Both sunspots are Earth-facing and could potentially deliver a solar storm. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured ...
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Pittsburgh-based autonomous truck company hits safety hangup with feds
After years of preparations, Aurora Innovation's big launch of autonomous trucks in Texas is facing an unlikely stumbling ...
The Sun Is X-Flaring And The Northern Lights Are Coming — Here’s Where And When
The Northern Lights forecast is looking up in the wake of a series of several large solar X-ray flares, with the nights of ...
Solar Wind from Sun's Large Coronal Hole Could Create Auroras This Weekend
Coronal holes are cooler, darker regions in the sun's corona, as described by NOAA. These areas allow solar wind to escape at higher speeds. When this wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere, it can ...
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Astronomers find origin of mysterious ‘alien’ signal
A mystery " alien " signal from outer space has been tracked down to its source. First discovered in 2007, fast radio bursts, or FRBs, last only a millisecond and can carry an enormous amount of ...
Northern lights could be visible again in the US as another new flare erupts from the sun
The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact Earth on Saturday and Sunday following the effects of a recent coronal mass ...