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See it: NASA captures strong X-class solar flare from Sun, Potential for enhanced auroras

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting increased geomagnetic storm activity.

NASA spacecraft reveals how the solar wind is heated near the Sun

A spacecraft now moves through a region once thought unreachable, sampling the thin outer atmosphere of the Sun at distances ...
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Why you should pay attention to the weather in space

Solar flares and geomagnetic storms can have very significant effects on satellites, airplanes and GPS and electrical systems ...
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Sun’s messy magnetic flip marks peak of current solar cycle

The Sun’s magnetic poles are in the middle of an uneven, drawn-out reversal as Solar Cycle 25 moves through its solar maximum phase. NASA and NOAA jointly announced that the current cycle has entered ...
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OTD in space – February 11: NASA launches Solar Dynamics Observatory

On February 11, 2010, NASA launched a spacecraft to study the inner workings of the sun. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series ...

Sun unleashes powerful solar flares. Here's what it means.

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.

NASA begins mission to map the boundaries of our heliosphere

A NASA mission is underway to map the heliosphere, which is a huge protective bubble around the solar system that was created by the sun.
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See it: NASA captures strong X-class solar flare from Sun fueling potential for enhanced auroras

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, raising the possibility of increased geomagnetic storm activity. Nasa’s Solar Dynamic ...