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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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Longyangxia Dam Solar Park
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Longyangxia Dam Solar Park

For now, this solar park in China’s western province of Qinghai is the largest in the world.

Published Feb 16, 2017

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Sunspots at Solar Maximum and Minimum
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Sunspots at Solar Maximum and Minimum

Our Sun experienced fewer sunspots in 2008 than it had since the 1957 launch of Sputnik. As of Sun-Earth Day on March 20, 2009, the Sun was continuing its quiet pattern.

Published Mar 20, 2009

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Catching Rays in the Desert
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Catching Rays in the Desert

Egypt is near completion of one of the world’s largest solar energy installations.

Published Oct 19, 2019

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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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Prominence from the Solar Dynamics Observatory
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Prominence from the Solar Dynamics Observatory

NASA's newest sun-monitoring mission captures a detailed view of a prominence erupting on March 30, 2010.

Published Apr 22, 2010

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Sunspots on April 29, 2009
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Sunspots on April 29, 2009

This pair of images from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) spacecraft shows sunspots and ultraviolet light emitted by the Sun on April 29, 2009.

Published May 1, 2009

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Biggest Solar Flare on Record
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Biggest Solar Flare on Record

Published Apr 11, 2001

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Topaz Solar Farm, California
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Topaz Solar Farm, California

The new 550 megawatt facility in California produces enough electricity to power 180,000 homes.

Published Mar 5, 2015

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SOHO Still Having a Blast
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SOHO Still Having a Blast

Fifteen years ago this month, the European Space Agency and NASA launched SOHO, a satellite that fundamentally changed our understanding of the Sun and how it affects our planet.

Published Dec 7, 2010

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Solar in the Sahara
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Solar in the Sahara

In Morocco, an expansive solar power complex begins to take shape at the “door of the desert.”

Published Jan 10, 2016

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A Quiet Interlude in Solar Max
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A Quiet Interlude in Solar Max

The Sun has been at a lull when many were expecting fierce storms and incessant sunspot activity. Could this be a double-peaked maximum?

Published Mar 6, 2013

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