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A distant red star erupting with a fiery flare that extends far off the star's surface

Gargantuan 'superflare' from distant star may have launched one of the strongest solar storms ever seen

By Brandon Specktor published

Scientists studying a star system in Orion witnessed one of the most powerful stellar eruptions ever seen — and it could be devastating to nearby planets.

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Solar eclipse image with the sun's corona glowing behind like wispy smoke

Photographers capture the exact moment a gargantuan storm blasts out of the sun during a total solar eclipse

By Harry Baker published

A stunning composite image of the sun during a recent 'hybrid eclipse' in Australia is further proof that solar activity is ramping up.

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A time-lapse of the butterfly CME's quickly-unfurling plasma wings.

Stunning plasma-winged 'butterfly' coronal mass ejection erupts from the sun's farside

By Ben Turner published

Astronomers spotted a massive coronal mass ejection (CME) expanding its ethereal wings as it barrelled out of the sun and toward Mercury.

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A stunning green aurora wraps around the twinkling Earth at night, with a piece of the International Space Station in the foreground

'Unreal' auroras cover Earth in stunning photo taken by NASA astronaut

By Brandon Specktor published

NASA astronaut Josh Cassada photographed a gorgeous green aurora from space, capturing the impacts of a solar storm that swept over our planet.

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Here we see a bluish circle, which is the sulfur plasma being constrained by sound waves inside the tiny glass bulb.

Mini sun with simulated gravity could help prepare us for deadly solar storms

By Ben Turner published

The tiny sun used sound waves to simulate the sun's swirling mass of plasma

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A still image of the green comet C/2022 E3 as a solar explosion rips part of its tail away

Stunning images capture the moment a green comet's tail is blasted away by the sun

By Brandon Specktor published

An amateur astronomer witnessed the moment that the green comet C/2022 E3 had part of its tail blasted away by a coronal mass ejection.

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Footage of a powerful X-class flare captured on Aug. 9, 2011 as seen by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) satellite.

Mysterious 'sparks' on the sun could help scientists predict solar flares

By JoAnna Wendel published

An analysis of eight years of data reveals a possible telltale sign that a region of the sun is about to erupt.

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An artist's interpretation of a solar flare erupting from the sun.

Massive, hidden sunspot blasts out potential X-class flare — and Earth could soon be in the firing line

By Harry Baker published

Astronomers recently detected a massive explosion on the far side of the sun, which may have spat out one of the most powerful flares the sun can produce.

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A stream of supercharged partciles from the sun recently crashed into Earth with no prior warning.

10 solar storms that blew us away in 2022

By Harry Baker published

Solar activity was on the rise this year, which meant an abundance of amazing solar storm-related stories. Here are our favorites.

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A solar flare captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory in extreme ultraviolet light. Here we see a fiery orange and black orb and at one point a white-hot explosion taking place.

Whip-cracking burst of energy from sun could explain solar wind

By Ben Turner published

Scientists have long hypothesized about this phenomenon, but this is the first time it’s been directly observed.

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