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1 day ago · Sun activity is low today with five C flares but the action is on the solar limb. The pine-tree-lookalike prominence we saw yesterday ended in a gorgeous colossal prominence hurling ejecta into...
Apr 3, 2023 · The sun is 'waking up' - here's why and what you need to know. Scientists say we are in the midst of a period of heightened solar activity that may increase the number of phenomena like flares, coronal mass ejections, and geomagnetic storms. It should also mean more spectacular auroras, like the famous Northern Lights. Tom Acres.
- Tom Acres
Jun 6, 2024 · The Sun is reaching the maximum point of activity in an 11-year cycle. This means that we can expect more explosive outpourings of particles.
- Ian Whittaker
More recently ESA's Solar Orbiter has taken regular images of the Sun to track the progress as we head towards the peak of the current solar cycle. Two recently released images from February 2021 and October 2023 show how things are really picking up as we head toward solar maximum.
Dec 15, 2023 · Solar storms can reach Earth at different strengths and the energy from the Sun can create bright lights in the sky known as auroras, such as the northern lights.
Oct 11, 2021 · A massive solar flare is due to hit Earth today, authorities are warning - potentially disrupting power grids and bringing the Northern Lights as far south as New York.
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Apr 19, 2023 · When a flare erupts on the sun’s surface – and a CME, or cloud of charged particles, goes hurtling outward from the sun – a geomagnetic storm might follow a few days later. Earth would need...
