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The Sun Has A "Heartbeat" And It Might Affect Earth More Than We ThoughtA split image showing an active Sun during solar maximum (on the left, taken in 2014) and a quiet Sun during solar minimum (on the right, taken in 2019).

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The Sun Has A "Heartbeat" And It Might Affect Earth More Than We ThoughtA split image showing an active Sun during solar maximum (on the left, taken in 2014) and a quiet Sun during solar minimum (on the right, taken in 2019).
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The Sun Has A "Heartbeat" And It Might Affect Earth More Than We Thought

clock-iconJune 1, 2026

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Why Now Is Your Best Chance To See The Northern Lights Until The 2030s (Thank The Equinox Effect)a beautiful waterfall is seen on a green landscape in iceland with a bright green aurorae overhead.

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Why Now Is Your Best Chance To See The Northern Lights Until The 2030s (Thank The Equinox Effect)a beautiful waterfall is seen on a green landscape in iceland with a bright green aurorae overhead.
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Why Now Is Your Best Chance To See The Northern Lights Until The 2030s (Thank The Equinox Effect)

clock-iconMarch 6, 2026

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The Sun's "Helium Glitch" Reveals Differences In Solar Activity Over 40 Yearstwo views of the sun. One with little activity and the other with a lot.

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The Sun's "Helium Glitch" Reveals Differences In Solar Activity Over 40 Yearstwo views of the sun. One with little activity and the other with a lot.
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The Sun's "Helium Glitch" Reveals Differences In Solar Activity Over 40 Years

clock-iconMarch 4, 2026
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The Sun Lost Its Spots – Our Star Has Experienced Its First Blemish-Free Days In 4 YearsThree images of the Sun across three days showing no sunspots.

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The Sun Lost Its Spots – Our Star Has Experienced Its First Blemish-Free Days In 4 YearsThree images of the Sun across three days showing no sunspots.
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The Sun Lost Its Spots – Our Star Has Experienced Its First Blemish-Free Days In 4 Years

clock-iconFebruary 25, 2026

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The Sun’s Magnetic Poles Have Flipped – And It Was Not A Smooth Processtwo views of the sun one at the minimum wiht a very calm surface and one at the maximum with a very active surface

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The Sun’s Magnetic Poles Have Flipped – And It Was Not A Smooth Processtwo views of the sun one at the minimum wiht a very calm surface and one at the maximum with a very active surface
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The Sun’s Magnetic Poles Have Flipped – And It Was Not A Smooth Process

clock-iconFebruary 18, 2026
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Only Known Photo Of Richard Carrington – Of "Carrington Event" Fame – Found By ResearchersPortrait of astronomer Richard Carrington.

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Only Known Photo Of Richard Carrington – Of "Carrington Event" Fame – Found By ResearchersPortrait of astronomer Richard Carrington.
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Only Known Photo Of Richard Carrington – Of "Carrington Event" Fame – Found By Researchers

clock-iconFebruary 3, 2026
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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"A heart-shaped hole in the Sun.

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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"A heart-shaped hole in the Sun.
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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"

clock-iconSeptember 16, 2025
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NOAA Issues G3 Geomagnetic Storm Warning As 500,000 Kilometer Hole Sends Solar Wind At EarthA heart-shaped coronal hole, September 15 2025.

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NOAA Issues G3 Geomagnetic Storm Warning As 500,000 Kilometer Hole Sends Solar Wind At EarthA heart-shaped coronal hole, September 15 2025.
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NOAA Issues G3 Geomagnetic Storm Warning As 500,000 Kilometer Hole Sends Solar Wind At Earth

clock-iconSeptember 15, 2025
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The Sun's Poles May Have Started To Flip This Year. Why Do They Do That?The Sun seen today by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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The Sun's Poles May Have Started To Flip This Year. Why Do They Do That?The Sun seen today by the Solar Dynamics Observatory.
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The Sun's Poles May Have Started To Flip This Year. Why Do They Do That?

clock-iconDecember 17, 2024
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The Russell-McPherron Effect Could Light Up The Skies With Stunning Auroras SoonAurora (aurora borealis) in Prague on 10th May 2024

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The Russell-McPherron Effect Could Light Up The Skies With Stunning Auroras SoonAurora (aurora borealis) in Prague on 10th May 2024
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The Russell-McPherron Effect Could Light Up The Skies With Stunning Auroras Soon

clock-iconSeptember 7, 2024
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Sun Displays First Sign Of Next Solar Cycle – But We're In The Middle Of This OneA picutre of the sun in ultraviolet. There are a lot of active regions with arcs of plasma leaving and coming back to the surface

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Sun Displays First Sign Of Next Solar Cycle – But We're In The Middle Of This OneA picutre of the sun in ultraviolet. There are a lot of active regions with arcs of plasma leaving and coming back to the surface
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Sun Displays First Sign Of Next Solar Cycle – But We're In The Middle Of This One

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The Sun's Poles Are About To Flip. What Will Happen When They Do?The Sun

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The Sun's Poles Are About To Flip. What Will Happen When They Do?The Sun
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The Sun's Poles Are About To Flip. What Will Happen When They Do?

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Large Hole In The Sun's Atmosphere Sends High-Speed Solar Wind Toward EarthA large sunspot on the surface of the Sun.

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Large Hole In The Sun's Atmosphere Sends High-Speed Solar Wind Toward EarthA large sunspot on the surface of the Sun.
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Large Hole In The Sun's Atmosphere Sends High-Speed Solar Wind Toward Earth

clock-iconDecember 4, 2023
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How Big Is The Sun? Turns Out We Aren’t Exactly SureThe sun is seen in red and yellow with a turbulent surfaceor lighter and darker reds and some active zones in yellows

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How Big Is The Sun? Turns Out We Aren’t Exactly SureThe sun is seen in red and yellow with a turbulent surfaceor lighter and darker reds and some active zones in yellows
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How Big Is The Sun? Turns Out We Aren’t Exactly Sure

clock-iconNovember 22, 2023
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The Solar Maximum Is Hurtling Toward Us Faster Than Official Predictions Had ThoughtA cropepd view of the Sun showing the many areas of activity with magnetic fields streching beyond the surface

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The Solar Maximum Is Hurtling Toward Us Faster Than Official Predictions Had ThoughtA cropepd view of the Sun showing the many areas of activity with magnetic fields streching beyond the surface
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The Solar Maximum Is Hurtling Toward Us Faster Than Official Predictions Had Thought

clock-iconOctober 31, 2023
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