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Auroras expected tonight in New York, Washington and Wisconsin as solar storm barrels toward Earth
By Brandon Specktor published
A moderate solar storm is headed for Earth on September 27, 2021, with auroras predicted to light up the sky much further south than usual.
An 'Internet apocalypse' could ride to Earth with the next solar storm, new research warns
By Brandon Specktor published
A catastrophic solar storm could take huge sections of the Earth offline for weeks or months, a new research paper warns.
Solar Orbiter captures its 1st video of eruption on the sun
By Meghan Bartels published
A sun-studying spacecraft nabbed its first footage of a solar outburst before its science mission has officially begun.
A Fireball and a Wall of Sound: What NASA's Epic Solar Probe Launch Felt Like
By Mike Wall published
The launch of NASA's $1.5 billion Parker Solar Probe atop a Delta IV Heavy rocket was spectacular. Here's what it was like to see it in person.
Monster Solar Flare Marks 7th Powerful Sun Storm in 7 Days
By Doris Elin Salazar published
The sun fired off yet another powerful solar flare yesterday (Sept. 10), its seventh in seven days.
In Photos: Ancient Rock Art Depicts Total Solar Eclipse in Chaco Canyon
By Jeanna Bryner published
About 1,000 years ago Chacoans (early Pueblo people) captured their wondrous experiences of a total solar eclipse by carving the celestial event into a rock.
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