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A Rare Type of Solar Storm Spotted by Satellite

[/caption] When a moderate-sized M-class flare erupted from the Sun on May 17, it sent out a barrage of high-energy…

12 years ago

How Big Was Monday’s CME?

This big! The M1.7-class flare that erupted from active region 1461 on Monday, April 16 let loose an enormous coronal…

12 years ago

Giant Sunspot Seen Through Dusty Skies

[/caption] The enormous sunspot region responsible for all the recent fuss and flares was easily visible from Earth yesterday... easily…

12 years ago

Sun Releases a Powerful X5 Flare

[/caption] Active Region 1429 unleashed an X5.4-class solar flare early this morning at 00:28 UT, as seen in this image…

12 years ago

Earth-Facing Sunspot Doubles in Size

[/caption] The latest sunspot region to traverse the face of the Sun has nearly doubled in size as it aims…

12 years ago

An Exoplanet’s Auroral Engine

Located 880 light-years away, a massive gas giant called CoRoT-2b orbits its star at a mere 2 million miles –…

12 years ago

Tiny Stars with a Big Flares

[/caption] For a long time, astronomers have known that stars often have troubled childhoods. They suffer from frequent and violent…

13 years ago

Solar Explosions Spark Controversy

[/caption] Nowhere in the Solar System are conditions more extreme than the Sun. Every second it converts millions of tons…

13 years ago

Hinode Discovers the Sun’s Hidden Sparkle

Blinking spots of intense light are being observed all over the lower atmosphere of the Sun. Not just in the…

16 years ago