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two panel image showing a large coronal hole on the sun in the left panel and on the right is a photograph of northern lights appearing as purple and green ribbons of light in the sky.

Supercharged auroras possible this weekend as colossal 'hole' in the sun spews solar wind toward Earth

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Aurora alert — a coronal hole is spewing fast solar wind toward Earth, potentially boosting geomagnetic activity and supercharging northern lights Jan. 4 to Jan. 5.

Aurora Borealis

Aurora alert: Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois tonight and tomorrow

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Aurora chasers are on high alert for powerful geomagnetic storm conditions on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 with northern lights possible deep into mid-latitudes.

Aurora Borealis
A solar flare erupts from the sun in a region circled in yellow

Sun unleashes massive X1.1 solar flare to close out 2024 (photo)

By Tariq Malik published

The huge solar flare may be the last big explosion from the sun this year.

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A solar flare shines as a bright light on the sun on Christmas Day, 2024.

Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora 'fireworks' as we close out 2024?

By Meredith Garofalo published

Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

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A giant white flare, like an X bursts from the center of a fiery surface, blazed with reds and oranges in a swirling inferno.

10 most powerful solar flares of 2024

By Ryan French published

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best.

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Artist's illustration of the parker solar probe in foreground and large orange sun in the background.

Parker Solar Probe: First spacecraft to 'touch' the sun

By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated

Reference NASA's Parker Solar Probe is on a mission to study the sun closer than ever before. Learn more about the fastest spacecraft to date in our solar probe guide.

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a fiery tendril erupts from the sun and reaches out to space.

Watch the sun unleash 'extremely rare' solar storm in explosive eruption (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

All three eruptions were not Earth-directed.

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Artist's illustration of a superstorm erupting from the sun.

Violent superflares explode from sun-like stars every 100 years

By Robert Lea published

Violent superflares erupt from sun-like stars about once a century, far more frequently than previously expected. As a civilization around such a star, what does this mean for us?

Stars
A silver and gold trumpet like spacecraft directed at the edge of a glowing orange sphere

'We are preparing to make history': NASA's Parker Solar Probe gears up for epic sun flyby on Christmas Eve

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

On Christmas Eve, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will break its own records for speed and closest approach to the sun.

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Powerful solar storms are a nightmare for farmers. 'Our tractors acted like they were demon possessed'

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

When the sun's fury disrupts high-tech farming, precision turns to chaos.

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