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image showing a large filament eruption and an inset image showing the large canyon left behind from the outburst.

Colossal eruption carves 250,000-mile-long 'canyon of fire' into the sun (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

A massive filament eruption carved a 250,000-mile-long "canyon of fire" into the sun — and sent a CME sailing into space.

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bright wisps of light on a starry background

NASA just took the closest-ever images of the sun, and they are incredible (video)

By Victoria Corless published

NASA has released remarkable video captured during the Parker Solar Probe's record-breaking 2024 flyby, offering the closest views of the sun ever recorded.

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a fiery orange orb crackles with flames and a large block spot, around which can be seen bright pinpoints of light

Sunspot crackling with magnetic 'bombs' is now turning toward Earth (photo)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Astrophotographer Philippe Tosi captured explosive Ellerman bombs on the sun's surface as an active sunspot turned toward Earth.

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wisps of green light stretch across the sky above a farm

May 2024 solar storm cost $500 million in damages to farmers, new study reveals

By Tereza Pultarova published

GPS positions were off by up to 230 feet during the Gannon Solar Storm in May 2024 in a disruption that lasted for up to two days, a new study has revealed.

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two panel image, left is the X-class solar flare erupting and right is a filament eruption from the sun.

Powerful X-class solar flare erupts from sun, knocking out radio signals across the Pacific (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Sunspot region 4114 has done it again! This time unleashing a colossal X1.9 solar flare.

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the sun viewed by NASA's SDO and close up view of the location of the x class solar flare on the sun's surface.

Colossal solar flare erupts from Earth-facing sunspot, sparking strong radio blackouts over Pacific Ocean (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The prolific flare factory doesn't look like stopping anytime soon.

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Powerful solar flare erupts from sun triggering radio blackouts across North America (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18.

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NASA's PUNCH delivers knockout views of colossal solar storms erupting from sun (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

"These first images are astonishing, but the best is still yet to come."

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(Main) The first image of the sun's south pole as seen by the ESA's Solar Orbiter (Inset) Magnetism around the south pole of the sun

Humanity takes its 1st look at the sun's poles: 'This is just the first step of Solar Orbiter's stairway to heaven' (images)

By Robert Lea published

The Solar Orbiter has captured humanity's first look at the south pole of the sun, revealing messy magnetic fields and particles being ejected at high speeds.

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Golden blobs over a dark background

Powerful solar telescope unveils ultra-fine magnetic 'curtains' on the sun's surface

By Samantha Mathewson published

The sharpest images ever captured of the sun reveal intricate magnetic structures dancing across its surface.

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