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Mysteries of the Carrington Event, the largest solar superstorm in modern times, unraveled by tree rings
HELSINKI, Finland — In the annals of astronomy, few events have captured the imagination quite like the Carrington Event of 1859....
Rare quadruple solar flare event captured by NASA
Earlier this week, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) recorded a rarely seen event—four nearly-simultaneous flare eruptions...
NASA will unfurl a 860-square-foot solar sail from within a microwave-sized cube
NASA hitched a ride aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron Launcher in New Zealand yesterday evening, and is preparing to test a new, highly...
Citizen scientists can join a ‘Ring of Fire’ eclipse radio experiment
Every year or two, the solar system lines up just right, with the moon casting a shadow over part of Earth’s surface and blocking out the...
Internet use dipped in the eclipse’s path of totality
New data indicates a once-in-a-generation eclipse is a pretty surefire way to convince people to finally log off the internet—at least...
This is the most cosmically perfect time in history
What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to...
Why do solar eclipses happen?
This article was originally featured on The Conversation. On April 8, 2024, millions across the U.S. will have the once-in-a-lifetime...
Delta’s solar eclipse flight sold out, but your best bet to see it is still down here
Earlier this week, Delta Air Lines announced an extra flight for its April 8 schedule, timed specifically to provide passengers an aerial...
See hot plasma bubble on the sun’s surface in powerful closeup images
Just in time for the light-filled days before the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, the National Science Foundation’s Daniel K....
How hundreds of college students are helping solve a centuries-old mystery about the sun
A team of more than 1,000 astronomers and college students just took a step closer to solving one of the long-lasting mysteries of...
