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An enormous storm is growing on the surface of the Sun - and could send massive solar flares our way soon. The colossal sun spot is large enough to swallow six Earths. Sun spots usually grow out of shifting magnetic patterns on the star, and can 'pool' together to create very large features or blemishes on the surface. Sun spots are actually cooler than the rest of the Sun,...
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Amateur solar-photographer Dave Tyler, 71, used a 5-inch refracting telescope equipped with a hydrogen-alpha solar filter to capture the solar filament on the surface of the sun.
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Amateur solar-photographer Dave Tyler, 71, used a 5-inch refracting telescope equipped with a hydrogen-alpha solar filter to capture the solar filament on the surface of the sun.
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A long-lasting solar flare erupted from the sun early Saturday, triggering an intense sun eruption aimed squarely at Earth. The solar storm, however, should not endanger satellites or astronauts in space, but could amplify auroras on Earth, NASA says.
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Amateur solar-photographer Dave Tyler, 71, used a 5-inch refracting telescope equipped with a hydrogen-alpha solar filter to capture the solar filament on the surface of the sun.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 3 days ago)
LOS ANGELES - The sun has fired off a massive flare, the strongest solar eruption this year. The powerful flare occurred Sunday and erupted on the side of the sun that was not facing Earth. While the planet was not hit with radiation, space weather forecasters say the solar blast briefly disrupted high-frequency radio signals. Solar outbursts that are directed at Earth can...
bostonherald.com (10 days ago)
The sun unleashed a colossal Mother's Day solar flare on Sunday in what has become the most powerful solar eruption of the year.
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The Sun is showing serious signs of reaching its expected solar maximum of activity in 2013 this week.NASA reported on Tuesday (May 14) that in under 24 hours from Sunday into Monday, one particularly active region of the Sun...
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Considered the world's most advanced sun-powered plane, the Solar Impulse took off from Moffett Field in Mountain View at first light for a two-hour practice run
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The amazing image, captured on May 3rd, shows a solar prominence, a loop of red hot plasma which remains attached to the sun, and appeared just as a solar flare was subsiding
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