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Category: Sun
Sun news: Now, 2 coronal holes on the Earth-facing sun
Sun news February 8, 2025. A new, large coronal formed in the sun's southeast quadrant. Coronal holes play an important role in space weather.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
February 8, 2025
Sun activity archive for January 2025
Sun activity archive for January 2025. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
January 1, 2025
Parker Solar Probe survived its close brush with the sun!
The Parker Solar Probe reported back after "touching the sun" on December 24. It’s in good health and operating normally.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 27, 2024
Sunlike stars hurl superflares about once per 100 years
Scientists studied thousands of sunlike stars and determined that they hurl superflares - massive solar flares - about once every 100 years.
Kelly Kizer Whitt
December 13, 2024
Proba-3: A sun-observing telescope made from 2 satellites
ESA is launching an ambitious spacecraft to study the sun's atmosphere. Proba-3 comprises 2 satellites that will align to form an artificial solar eclipse.
Will Triggs
December 3, 2024
Sun activity archive for December 2024
Sun activity archive for December 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
December 1, 2024
Sun activity archive for November 2024
Sun activity archive for November 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
November 1, 2024
Sun officially reaches solar maximum in its 11-year cycle
NASA and NOAA announced on October 15, 2024, that the sun has reached the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, or what is known as solar maximum.
EarthSky Voices
October 16, 2024
Sun activity archive for October 2024
Sun activity archive for October 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
October 1, 2024
Sun activity archive for September 2024
Sun activity archive for September 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
September 1, 2024
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