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Fourth Year of SDO Images

NASA Sun-Watching Spacecraft Celebrates 4th Birthday with Amazing Video

By Mike Wall published

Space Exploration
The northern lights above a sign marking the edge of the Arctic Circle.

Northern Lights Fizzle in US

By Megan Gannon published

Planet Earth
This shows an aurora appearing in the night sky at the Kjell Henriksen Observatory in Svalbard, Norway. Taken November 2010.

Intense Solar Flare May Supercharge Northern Lights

By Megan Gannon published

A solar flare that erupted on the sun this week could intensify the northern lights, and perhaps bring dazzling auroras as far south as Seattle, Chicago and Boston.

Planet Earth
X1 Solar Flare: Nov. 19, 2013

Sun Fires Off Powerful Solar Flare (Video)

By Miriam Kramer published

The Sun
Sun Fires Off X2.1 Solar Flare on Oct. 25, 2013

Sun Fires Off Another Monster Solar Flare

By Mike Wall published

The Sun
Powerful X1.7-Class Flare - October 25th, 2013

Sun Erupts With Two Major Solar Flares (Video)

By Tariq Malik published

The Sun
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Solar Eruption Could Help Earth Prepare for Technology Melt-Down (Op-Ed)

By Brett Carter, Daniel Baker published

A sobering study published this month in Space Weather warns why we need to get better prepared for disruptive space weather events – particularly coronal mass ejections.

Astronomy
Hi-Def Coronal Mass Ejection

Doomsday Fear: Could an EMP Throw World into Chaos?

By Douglas Main published

An electromagnetic pulse or a bad solar storm could possibly knock out the electrical grid, causing major problems for society.

Physics & Mathematics
SWAP View of Sun 1024

Sun's Magnetic Field Flip Won't Doom Earth, Scientists Say

By Mike Wall published

The Sun
Hi-Def Coronal Mass Ejection

Dwarf Star Blasts out Stunningly Powerful Flares

By Mike Wall published

A star smaller than Jupiter regularly fires off flares as powerful as the biggest eruptions from our sun.

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