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No Killer Superflares From Sun in 2012 | Space.Com
Science & Tech  (tags: Astronomy, SUN, Solar Flares, space, safety, nasa, investigation, ancient, concept, interesting, news, world )

Elizabeth
- 195 days ago - space.com
There is absolutely no chance of a giant solar flare destroying life on Earth in 2012, NASA scientist C. Alex Young says.
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Sun- and Wind-Powered Lifeboat Becomes a Recording Studio
Science & Tech  (tags: Sun, Wind, Powered, Lifeboat, Becomes, a, Recording, Studio )

Agnes
- 215 days ago - treehugger.com
When I mention Thomas Dolby, most of my friends draw a blank, until I mention his 1982 song, She Blinded Me With Science. Dolby has been busy since as the TED conference's musical director, as a silicon valley tech entrepreneur, and as a dad who
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Solar Storms: New Solar Flare Is Largest in Years
Science & Tech  (tags: sun, solar flares, solar storms, NASA, astronomy )

Elle
- 278 days ago - csmonitor.com
Solar storms have been picking up since 2008. A new flare Tuesday is the biggest in several years and is part of a pattern of solar storms scheduled to last until 2020.
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Images of the Sun From Space Taken By NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
Science & Tech  (tags: sun, solar flares, photos, astronomy )

Elle
- 278 days ago - space.com
Incredible new photos of the sun during solar events | Solar Flares, Coronas, Solar Tsunami
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Solar Flares: What Does It Take to Be X-Class? Sun Emits An X-Class Flare On August 9, 2011
Science & Tech  (tags: Solar, flares, sun, energy )

Suzane
- 289 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Solar flares are giant explosions on the sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
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Scientists Predict Rare 'Hibernation' of Sunspots
Science & Tech  (tags: hibernation, sunspots, Sun, global temperatures )

Anna
- 345 days ago - news.yahoo.com
US scientists say the familiar sunspot cycle seems to be entering a hibernation period unseen since the 17th century, a pattern that could have a slight cooling effect on global temperatures.
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A Rare Eclipse of the Midnight Sun
Science & Tech  (tags: Eclipse, Sun, NASA, Science, Arctic parts )

Katie
- 360 days ago - science.nasa.gov
At this time of year, he explains, the sun doesn't set in Arctic parts of the world, so a solar eclipse is theoretically possible at all hours of the day. When the clock strikes local midnight in northern Norway at the end of June 1st...
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Could Black Trees Blossom in a World With Two Suns?
Science & Tech  (tags: Sun, planet, Black trees, Science fiction )

Katie
- 402 days ago - sciencedaily.com
A sky with two suns is a favourite image for science fiction films, but how would a binary star system affect life evolving on an orbiting planet?
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The Extraordinary Image of a Large Sunspot Emitting Cascades of Glowing Gas
Science & Tech  (tags: Sun, space, image )

Anna
- 410 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Believe it or not, this is a relatively quiet day on the sun.This amazing image shows a large sunspot group moving across our star's surface.Visible as the bright area near the horizon is AR 9169, a sunspot group from the last solar cycle.
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What If the Biggest Solar Storm on Record Happened Today?
Science & Tech  (tags: sun, science, astronomy, news )

Mary Patr
- 450 days ago - news.nationalgeographic.com
As solar storms go, the Valentine's Day flare was actually modest. But the burst of activity is only the start of the upcoming solar maximum, due to peak in the next couple of years.
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Spurting Fire: The Large Solar Flare That Swirled and Twisted for 90 Minutes
Science & Tech  (tags: solar flare, sun, space, science )

Anna
- 450 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
This amazing image captures the sun at its most beautiful... and violent.It shows a large solar flare - or prominence - blowing out a dazzling, waving mass of erupting plasma that swirled and twisted for 90 minutes.Nasa scientists at the space agency's So
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Video of X2.2 Solar Flare.
Science & Tech  (tags: sun, earth, northern lights, solar flare )

Ralph R
- 465 days ago - solarcycle24.com
This was the first X class flare of Solar Cycle 24 and could produce some really spectacular skies over the Poles in the next few days.
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Video, First Ever STEREO Images of the Entire Sun
Science & Tech  (tags: science, technology, astronomy, sun, stereo images )

Beatrice
- 474 days ago - science.nasa.gov
NASA's twin STEREO probes moved into position on opposite sides of the sun, and they are now beaming back uninterrupted images of the entire star--front and back. "For the first time ever, we can watch solar activity in its full 3-dimensional glory,"
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'Death Ray' Satellite Dish That Has the Intensity of 5,000 Suns
Science & Tech  (tags: Sun, internet, satellite dish, intensity, science )

Anna
- 481 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
A 'death ray' satellite dish that could heat objects 5,000 times the power of the sun has got internet users hot under the collar.Eric Jacqmain, from Indiana in the US, covered an ordinary fibreglass satellite dish with 5,800 tiny mirror tiles.
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The Earth Could Soon Have a Second Sun, at Least for a Week or Two.
Science & Tech  (tags: Earth, sun, cosmic phenomenon )

Anna
- 490 days ago - i.dailymail.co.uk
The cosmic phenomenon will happen when one of the brightest stars in the night sky explodes into a supernova.And, according to a report yesterday, the most stunning light show in the planet's history could happen as soon as this year.
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