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Giant Sun Eruption Captured in NASA Video
By Space.com Staff published
The huge solar eruption does not appear to be aimed at Earth, NASA says.

Sun Unleashes Huge Solar Plasma Wave
By Space.com Staff published
A spectacular solar prominence larger than the Earth erupted from the sun on Friday (Oct. 19).

Striking Sun Photo Catches 3 Erupting Plasma Tendrils
By Denise Chow published
An amateur astronomer snapped a photo of three solar prominences on the sun.

Solar Storm Warning System May Predict Dangerous Radiation
By Denise Chow published
The warning system measures the intensity of charged particles from solar eruptions.

Major Solar Flare Erupts From Giant Sunspot
By Tariq Malik published
The huge solar flare marked the second X-class sun storm in a week.

Sun Erupts with Strongest Summer Solar Flare Yet
By Tariq Malik published
The giant sunspot AR1515 unleashed a powerful X1.1 solar flare, the strongest for the summer season.

Sun Fires Off Fourth of July Solar Flares
By Tariq Malik published
The sun is firing off some fireworks of its own on the Fourth of July.

Solar Flare's Red Glare: Sun Unleashes Early Fourth of July Fireworks
By Tariq Malik published
The sun let loose with a M5.6-class solar flare on July 2.
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