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Among solar storms, the one causing the Carrington Event was BIG
Massive solar storms could damage the power grid, disrupt the internet, affect the ability of GPS and create auroras that reach toward the equator.
May 19, 2024
Auroras on May 10-11 wowed millions! Pics here
Auroras last night from "extreme" geomagnetic storming - which came after a week of very high activity on the sun - wowed millions around the globe.
May 16, 2024
Giant sunspot region now visible in eclipse glasses
Did you save your eclipse glasses from the April 8 total solar eclipse? If so, grab them to check out giant sunspot region AR3664, now facing Earth!
May 10, 2024
Sun activity archive for May 2024
Sun activity archive for May 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
May 1, 2024
Monday’s total solar eclipse from space
Earth-observing satellites captured imagery of the Moon’s shadow as it raced eastward over North America on the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse.
April 12, 2024
Total solar eclipses are due to a fantastic coincidence
Total solar eclipses are the result of a fantastic coincidence: The moon is 400 times smaller than the sun but also 400 times closer to Earth.
April 7, 2024
The April 8 eclipse will reduce solar power, strain the grid
The April 8 eclipse will impact solar power generation, straining the grid. But grid operators are ready to compensate for the loss of energy production.
April 4, 2024
Sun activity archive for April 2024
Sun activity archive for April 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
April 1, 2024
The April 8 total solar eclipse could scramble bird behavior
Researchers will be studying the reaction of birds - which are in the midst of spring migration - during the total solar eclipse of April 8.
March 31, 2024
Why is this sun spacecraft image blinking?
Sometimes, we see a sun spacecraft image that seems to blink. This happens when the spacecraft sends back a data stream where some of the data are corrupted.
March 29, 2024
