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Are there more solar flares than expected during this solar cycle?

By Ryan French published

We explore why comparing the number of solar flares between solar cycles is more complicated than you may think and why many have got it wrong.

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NEOWISE is depicted in an artist’s concept in front of an image of the infrared sky that the mission captured. The string of red dots moving across the sky near the center of the image is Holda, the first asteroid the space telescope detected shortly after being reactivated in 2013.

After 14 years in space, NASA's prolific NEOWISE asteroid-hunter is about to shut down

By Samantha Mathewson published

A NASA asteroid-hunting mission is coming to a close, paving the way for the next generation of planetary defense efforts.

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a t-shaped space station passes in front of a fiery sun

Astrophotographer captures extraordinary footage of the ISS flying in front of the sun

By Miguel Claro last updated

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro caught the International Space Station as it crossed in front of the sun, making for a truly epic time-lapse photo.

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graphic illustration of the SDO on the left and a animation showing different views of the sun on the right.

Solar Dynamics Observatory: Discovering the secrets of the sun's magnetic field

By Keith Cooper last updated

Reference Learn how the sun's secrets have been gradually revealed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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close up view of the sun shows a large bright eruption at the edge of the sun.

It's back! Aurora-sparking sunspot returns for rare 3rd trip across the sun, firing off explosive solar flare (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The sunspot region responsible for May's epic solar storm and widespread auroras is returning for the third time.

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India's Aditya-L1 solar probe snaps shots of our hyperactive sun during May outburst (photos)

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

India's Aditya-L1 spacecraft imaged the sun a week after it unleashed the rare G5 geomagnetic storm that sparked some of the strongest auroras in centuries.

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a green false-color image of the sun shows a large plume of white light exploding out of its southeastern edge

Solar flare blasts out strongest radiation storm since 2017

By Meredith Garofalo published

The sunspot that produced the historic geomagnetic storm that led to May's global auroras has made headlines again, producing the strongest radiation storm since 2017.

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large arcs of fire reach out from the fiery surface of the sun

Astrophotographer gets close-up look at monster sunspot that led to May's global auroras

By Miguel Claro published

Astrophotographer Miguel Claro explains how he captured this incredible image of the sun's surface that includes the giant sunspot AR3664 that led to May's widespread auroras.

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graphic showing two hands typing on a laptop screen with a large image of the northern lights on the screen.

More people Googled 'northern lights' in May 2024 than in any other month in history

By Ryan French published

Public interest in the sun was at an all-time high in May. Here we explore why this was the case.

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a close up still image of the sun showing a huge fiery looking tendril lashing out from the sun.

Sun unleashes giant plasma plume and reels it back in apparent 'failed eruption' (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Watch the moment a huge plasma plume is fired out from the sun and then reeled back in during M-class solar flare eruption.

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