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Sun unleashes powerful X-flare, CME hits Earth sparking severe geomagnetic storm

The sun sure has woken up this week, unleashing a powerful X-class solar flare on Jan. 18 that hurled a colossal, fast-moving ...

Proba-3 mission captures rare solar prominence eruptions in sun's inner corona

The sun's inner corona, the hottest part of our star's atmosphere, appears faint yellow in a time-lapse made from images ...
Science Daily

Spacecraft capture the Sun building a massive superstorm

Scientists have pulled back the curtain on one of the most extreme solar regions seen in decades, tracking it almost nonstop ...
Artnet

Hot! How a Backyard Photographer Captured Some of the Most Detailed Images of the Sun

For much of the past decade, Andrew McCarthy has been exploring the universe—albeit from his backyard in Arizona. Using telescopes with specialized filters, planetary cameras, and astro-specific ...

Sun can shine even among dim clouds: Sun Messages

Going through an illness? A setback? A struggle and trial? Do not be a "Pollyanna," but also do not forget: "The sun can ...
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Earth is closest to the sun right now, so why aren’t we roasting alive?

Every year in early January, Earth reaches the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, a moment astronomers call perihelion.

A million-kilometer hole found in the sun, and its shape has scientists stunned

A massive, inverted '1'-shaped coronal hole on the Sun, stretching a million kilometers, is currently facing Earth. This ...
The Daily Galaxy on MSN

Earth just reached its nearest point to the sun, so why aren’t we burning?

Each year, Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in early January, a moment called perihelion. In 2026, this occurred on ...