Solar Flares

WATCH: Dazzling New Way To Look At The Sun

Posted 05.25.2012

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Incandescent. That's how NASA scientists described the sun in a new sun video released by the agency. The dazzling video features images of our sta...

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Solar Flares Nothing Much Compared To Other Stars' Outbursts

Posted 05.17.2012

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By: Charles Q. Choi Published: 05/16/2012 01:22 PM EDT on SPACE.com Stars like our sun can release "superflares," explosions of up to ...

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NASA Mission To The Sun Due To Launch In 2018

The Los Angeles Times | Amina Khan | Posted 03.12.2012

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The chest-high rack of electronics Justin Kasper is assembling in a Massachusetts office park will fit in a shoe box before he's done. It won't be ...

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PHOTOS: Amazing Images Of The 2012 Solar Storm

Posted 01.25.2012

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A solar storm created a dazzling light show in the northern latitudes of Earth on Tuesday. The storm also bombarded the Earth with radiation in the fo...

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12 Reasons The World Will End In 2012

www.trutv.com | Posted 03.06.2012

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Sure, the world is most likely not end this year (or anytime soon), but there's no fun in writing about that. Instead, the folks at TruTV have come...

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Forecasters: New Solar Flare Won't Cause Problems

AP | Posted 11.07.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Forecasters say a new solar flare should provide only a glancing blow on Earth on Friday and is unlikely to cause any problems. The Nat...

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Armageddon's Coming (Supposedly), And These Doomsday Shelter Makers Have A $300,000 Protection Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 10.08.2011

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When people look back on the period of 2011 and 2012, they may remember it as a time when the world was supposed to end. That's assuming, of cours...

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Earth Feeling Effects From Massive Solar Flares

AP | By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID | Posted 10.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The impact of a series of eruptions on the sun began arriving at Earth on Friday and could affect some communications for a day or so. ...

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WATCH: Massive Solar Explosion

The Huffington Post | Posted 08.08.2011

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Yesterday morning, a massive eruption occurred on the sun, producing a solar flare and explosion of high energy particles. NASA later released foot...

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WATCH: Incredible Video Of Massive Solar Eruption

The Huffington Post | Joanna Zelman | Posted 05.25.2011

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A large and stunning solar flare was captured on camera by NASA this past week. According to the BBC, the eruption lasted about 90 minutes, and was th...

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PHOTOS: Most Powerful Solar Flare To Erupt In 4 Years

The Huffington Post | Dean Praetorius | Posted 05.25.2011

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The sun released the most powerful solar flare in 4 years last night, a spectacular event that was captured by NASA. While the sky darkened Valenti...

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The Solar 'Katrina' Storm That Could Take Our Power Grid Out For Years

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Kappenman is determined to save civilization from the mother of all blackouts. If he fails, we may well suffer on a scale that makes even World Wars seem trivial in comparison.

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Pluto Turning Red:

AP | By SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CU-Boulder Students Get Grant To Build Tiny Spacecraft To Explore 'Killer Electrons'

Boulder Daily Camera | Posted 05.25.2011

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University of Colorado students will build a tiny spacecraft to observe particles in space that should give scientists a better understanding of solar...

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