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Earth Vs. Stuff from the Sun
[/caption] The Sun is big. And comparatively, Earth is a tiny Lilliputian. We've all seen images comparing the size of…
Scientists Detect Sunspots Before They Emerge
[/caption] For solar enthusiasts, we're all quite aware of sunspots and their implications. Able to disrupt power grids, shut down…
Sun Erupts with Largest Solar Flare of the Cycle
Early Tuesday morning (August 9, 2011,) the Sun erupted with the largest solar flare of Cycle 24, registering as an…
Regular Solar Cycle Could Be Going on Hiatus
[/caption] Are we headed into the 21st century version of the Maunder Minimum? Three researchers studying three different aspects of…
Interacting Sunspots Spawn Gigantic Solar Flare
From a RAS press release: The largest solar flare recorded in nearly five years was triggered by interactions between five…
Breaking News: The Sun Worked 175 Years Ago!
[/caption]You'll have to forgive my title. After writing so many articles as moderately as I could, I couldn't help but…
The Sun’s Conveyor Belt May Lengthen Solar Cycles
[/caption] The Sun seems to finally be waking up in earnest from the long slumber of the past cycle. Solar…
Eclipse Sunspots Signal Increased Activity
[/caption] Astrophotographers capturing the recent annular solar eclipse on January 15, 2010 got an added bonus: upon closer inspection, they…
Unprecedented Images Show Betelgeuse Has Sunspots
Caption:The surface of Betelgeuse in near infrared at 1.64 micron in wavelength, obtained with the IOTA interferometer (Arizona). The image…
Solar Activity is Picking Up
The current solar cycle (24) has been pretty boring, but a new sunspot -- 1035 -- is growing rapidly and…