Solar Updates

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Sun Unleashes Largest Solar Flare in Years

An extremely powerful solar flare, the largest in over four years, rocked the sun early Tuesday (Aug. 9), but is unlikely to wreak any serious havoc here on Earth, scientists say.

www.space.com/12580-sun-unleashes-major-solar-flare.html


Amazing New Sun Photos from Space

A close-up, profile view of an active region in extreme ultraviolet light showcased several small spurts of plasma as they flickered out and retreated back into the sun over about 13 hours (June 16, 2011).

www.space.com/30-amazing-sun-photos-space.html

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NASA Spacecraft Captures Video of Year-End Sun Storms

The Solar Dynamics Observatory probe recorded video of last week's powerful solar storms.

www.space.com/14128-sun-solar-storms-sdo-video-flares-cme.html

January 4, 2012

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Our Sun May Have Been Bigger Long Ago

The sun may have started out 2 to 5 percent more massive than it is now.

www.space.com/14565-earth-climate-young-sun-paradox.html

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Sun Erupts With Major Solar Flare

A major solar flare erupted from the sun late last night (March 4) sending an explosion of plasma and charged particles hurtling toward Earth.

The flare was an X1.1-class solar flare and exploded from the surface of the sun at 11:13 p.m. EST (0413 GMT March 5), according to the Space Weather Prediction Center operated by the National Weather Service...

www.space.com/14780-sun-storm-solar-flare-eruption.html


Huge Solar Flare's Magnetic Storm May Disrupt Satellites, Power Grids

A massive solar flare that erupted from the sun late Tuesday (March 6) is unleashing one of the most powerful solar storms in more than five years, a solar tempest that, when it reaches Earth, may potentially interfere with satellites in orbit and power grids.

www.space.com/14818-solar-flare-magnetic-storm-satellites.html


Attack of the Sun | Video Show

Science has only just begun to understand how cyclical changes in the Sun effect Earth's weather and climate. But the more technological human society grows, the more vulnerable we may become.

www.space.com/9739-attack-sun.html


The Sun's Wrath: Worst Solar Storms in History

www.space.com/12584-worst-solar-storms-sun-flares-history.html


Geomagnetic Storm Likely From Solar Flare Tempest

www.space.com/14817-geomagnetic-storm-solar-flare-tempest-video.html