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X1 Solar Flare: Nov. 19, 2013

Sun Fires Off Powerful Solar Flare (Video)

By Miriam Kramer published

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Solar Max Polarity

Sun's Magnetic Field Will Flip Soon (Video)

By Miriam Kramer published

The sun's polarity is getting closer to flipping. The star's northern hemisphere's polarity has already reversed, and the southern hemisphere should follow suit soon, scientists say.

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Sun's Magnetic Field to Flip

Sun Will Flip Its Magnetic Field Soon

By Miriam Kramer published

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Solar Cycle 24

Sun's 2013 Solar Activity Peak Is Weakest in 100 Years

By Megan Gannon published

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Solar flare on May 3, 2013

Extreme Solar Storm Could Cause Widespread Disruptions on Earth

By Miriam Kramer published

A large coronal mass ejection from the active sun could affect entire continents, scientists say.

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X3.2 Solar Flare: 3rd in 24 Hours

Hyperactive Sun Fires Off 3 Major Solar Flares in 1 Day

By Tariq Malik published

The giant solar flare late Monday (May 13), the strongest yet of 2013, is the the third major sun storm in 24 hours.

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Strong Solar Flare: April 11, 2013 - Full Disk

Sun Show: See Dramatic Solar Views in Live Webcast Today

By Miriam Kramer published

Check out views of the sun from the online Slooh Space Camera in a webcast Thursday.

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Two Sunspots February 2013

Sun's Weather Cycle May Actually Peak Twice This Year

By Mike Wall published

Our star's current lull may just be the calm between two storms.

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Spots on the Sun Firing Off Strong Solar Storms

By Space.com Staff published

Sunspots on the sun's surface are responsible for some recent major solar storms.

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How the Sun Gets Its Spots

By Lily Whiteman published

One of the leading researchers studying the sun reveals the origins and lifecycles of sunspots.

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