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Solar Storm Heads for Earth
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Solar Storm Heads for Earth

Published Dec 15, 2006

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The Sun Flares with Activity
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The Sun Flares with Activity

On January 23, 2012, satellites observed the most powerful solar radiation storm since 2005.

Published Jan 24, 2012

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The Sun Flares Up
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The Sun Flares Up

After months of quiet, the Sun burst in to activity in late October and early November 2013.

Published Nov 7, 2013

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Coronal Mass Ejection in late January 2010
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Coronal Mass Ejection in late January 2010

Fiery arcs rise above an active region on the surface of the Sun in this pair of images of a coronal mass ejection on January 27, 2010.

Published Feb 13, 2010

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Solar Flare Aimed at Earth
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Solar Flare Aimed at Earth

Published Jun 8, 2000

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Solar Flare and Coronal Mass Ejection
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Solar Flare and Coronal Mass Ejection

This ultraviolet image, captured by NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO) Ahead spacecraft on February 12, 2010, shows solar storms brewing in two active areas of the Sun.

Published Mar 20, 2010

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The Sun Erupts
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The Sun Erupts

A solar flare and coronal mass ejection in mid-July 2012 raised the possibility of geomagnetic storms and auroras.

Published Jul 14, 2012

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Solar Storm on August 1, 2010
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Solar Storm on August 1, 2010

A flare bursts from the Sun in this detailed image taken on August 1, 2010, by the STEREO Ahead telescope.

Published Aug 7, 2010

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May 2010 Solar Storm
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May 2010 Solar Storm

A bright mass of charged particles loops from the Sun’s outer atmosphere during a solar storm on May 23, 2010. Taken two hours apart, the pair of images shows the stream of particles moving away from the Sun during a coronal mass ejection.

Published Jun 20, 2010

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IMAGE Spacecraft Pictures Aurora
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IMAGE Spacecraft Pictures Aurora

From space, the aurora is a crown of light that circles each of Earth’s poles. The IMAGE satellite captured this view of the aurora australis four days after a record-setting solar flare sent plasma flying towards the Earth.

Published Jan 25, 2006

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