Sun Fires Off Fourth of July Solar Flares

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Jul 4, 2012

Sun Fires Off Fourth of July Solar Flares

The sun is unleashing some powerful solar flares today (July 4) in an impressive celestial fireworks display just in time for the U.S. Independence Day holiday. full story

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Sun emits 2013′s first two X-class solar flares

The Sun has emitted its first two X-class solar flares of 2013, the first having happened on Sunday May 12, and the second yesterday. Both were relatively small in size, neither coming close to the record breaking X-flares of 2011 and 2012, yet were still powerful and resulted in spectacular images. Unlike the coronal mass ...

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Sun unleashes three potent solar flares

THE Sun is undergoing a burst of intense activity, unleashing three potent solar flares in 24 hours that have interrupted radio communications.

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Sun unleashes three potent solar flares

The sun has unleashed three potent solar flares in just under 24 hours, marking the most intense activity yet this year.

abc.net.au (1 month and 4 days ago)

The sun gets the X-Factor: Most powerful 'X-class' solar flares erupt from solar surface

The series of flares are the most powerful of the year - but luckily weren't directed at Earth.

dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 5 days ago)

Sun unleashes series of 3 powerful X-class solar flares in under 24 hours

The Sun is showing serious signs of reaching its expected solar maximum of activity in 2013 this week.NASA reported on Tuesday (May 14) that in under 24 hours from Sunday into Monday, one particularly active region of the Sun...

examiner.com (1 month and 5 days ago)

Nasa: 'Something Is Wrong With The Sun'

Something unexpected is happening on the Sun, Nasa says: Nothing. While all predictions suggest that 2013 should mark the high point of solar activity over a regular 11-year sunspot cycle - the so-called 'Solar Max' - our star is actually in a remarkably quiet mood. Nasa said that since the start of the year there has been a pronounced lack of major solar flares and other...

huffingtonpost.com (3 months and 13 days ago)

Nasa: Massive Solar Flare 'Not Capable Of Physically Destroying The Earth'

The Sun has expelled a third intense X-Class solar flare in 24 hours - but Nasa says not to worry. It is "not physically capable of destroying Earth". Our sun is currently nearing the period known as 'solar maximum', when activity on its surface rises to an 11 year peak. This solar cycle has been observed regularly since it was discovered in 1843, and indicates a regular...

huffingtonpost.com (1 month and 4 days ago)

The sun gets the X-Factor: Most powerful 'X-class' solar flares of 2013 erupt from surface

The series of flares are the most powerful of the year - but luckily weren't directed at Earth.

dailymail.co.uk (1 month and 5 days ago)

Sun's magnetic 'heartbeat' revealed

A magnetic "solar heartbeat" beats deep in the sun's interior, generating energy that leads to solar flares and sunspots, according to new research.

foxnews.com (2 months and 16 days ago)

'Monster' Sun Spot Could Swallow Six Earths And Lead To Huge Solar Storms

An enormous storm is growing on the surface of the Sun - and could send massive solar flares our way soon. The colossal sun spot is large enough to swallow six Earths. Sun spots usually grow out of shifting magnetic patterns on the star, and can 'pool' together to create very large features or blemishes on the surface. Sun spots are actually cooler than the rest of the Sun,...

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