Governor Sanders Declares State of Emergency Ahead of Eclipse
KNWA-TV - Sun Apr 7, 2024
LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders declared a state of emergency on Friday ahead of the solar eclipse, according to a news release. More»
Powerful twin solar flares erupt from sun as cell phone outages spike across US
Space.com - Thu Feb 22, 2024
Tens of thousands of outages were reported by major cellular carriers throughout the United States after a pair of powerful solar flares erupted from the sun on February 21 and February 22. More»
Massive Solar Eruption Captured by Solar Orbiter Spacecraft
SciTech Daily - Sun Feb 20, 2022
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has captured the largest solar prominence eruption ever observed in a single image together with the full solar disc. More»
Sun fires off major solar flare from Earth-facing sunspot
Space.com - Thu Oct 28, 2021
Solar particles blasted out in association with the flare could hit Earth tomorrow (October 29). More»
Solar storm confirms Vikings settled in North America 1,000 years ago
The Guardian - Fri Oct 22, 2021
Half a millennium before Christopher Columbus crossed the Atlantic, the Vikings reached the “New World”, as the remains of timber buildings at L’Anse aux Meadows on the northern tip of Canada’s Newfoundland testify. More»
Sun Induces Strange 'Breathing' of Earth's Atmosphere
Wired News - Mon Dec 15, 2008
SAN FRANCISCO, California - New satellite observations have revealed a previously unknown rhythmic expansion and contraction of Earth's atmosphere on a nine-day cycle. More»
Solar Prominence
Cyberspace Orbit - Mon Sep 29, 2008
NASA's STEREO (Ahead) spacecraft observed this visually stunning prominence eruption on Sept 29, 2008 in the 304 wavelength of extreme UV light. More»
Northern Lights flow on celestial magnetic ropes
AFP - Mon Dec 10, 2007
NASA satellites have uncovered giant magnetic ropes linking the Earth's atmosphere to the Sun which channel solar energy to create spectacular Northern Lights shows, a study said Tuesday. More»
Mysterious Solar Ripples Detected
Space.com - Sun Sep 2, 2007
Mysterious waves that help transport the sun's energy out into space have been detected by scientists for the first time. More»
Sun Has Binary Partner, May Affect The Earth
Space Daily - Wed Sep 14, 2005
The ground-breaking and richly illustrated new book, Lost Star of Myth and Time, marries modern astronomical theory with ancient star lore to make a compelling case for the profound influence on our planet of a companion star to the sun. More»
Bubbles Get Hotter than the Sun
Live Science - Thu Mar 3, 2005
Just as blowing up a bubble leads to a pop, so can shrinking it. More»
Crystal the Size of the Moon in a Star's Heart
New Scientist - Mon Feb 16, 2004
A crystal the size of our Moon has been revealed hidden at the centre of a dying star, after an analysis of pulsations in the star's brightness. More»