Solar Storms
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Sun Unleashes X6.9 Class Flare (NASA)
Read more...An x-class flare began at 3:48 AM EDT on August 9, 2011 and peaked at 4:05 AM. The flare burst from sun spot region AR11263, before it rotated out of view. The image here was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) in extreme ultraviolet light at 131 Angstroms. › Download/Play video › Download Hi-res video › Download still Aug. 9, 2011 (NASA) -- On August 9, 2011 at 3:48 a.m. EDT, the ...
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Summer Solstice Starts with Solar Storm (Tariq Malik)
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This image taken by the sun-watching SOHO observatory. CREDIT: SOHO/NASA/ESA June 21, 2011 (SPACE.com) -- The sun unleashed a powerful solar flare and eruption Tuesday (June 21) just in time for the ...
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Sun storm to hit with 'force of 100 million hydrogen bombs' (Peter Farquhar)
Read more...Aug. 25, 2010 (news.com.au) -- AFTER 10 years of comparative slumber, the sun is waking up -- and it's got astronomers on full alert. This week several U.S. media outlets reported that NASA was warni ...
