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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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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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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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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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Solar Flare Aimed at Earth
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Solar Flare Aimed at Earth

Published Jun 8, 2000

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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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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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Solar Storm
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Solar Storm

Published Aug 5, 2001

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