A giant hole has opened in the atmosphere of the Sun, and it's blasting out a high-speed wind that is directed right at Earth. The incoming blast of solar particles is worth getting excited about: ...
The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar flares, including a hidden X-class outburst, a new paper reveals. The study sets ...
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A powerful X1.9 solar flare from new sunspot AR4299 triggered strong radio blackouts, as giant sunspot AR4294 rotates into view with more activity likely. When you purchase through links on our site, ...