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fromwww.npr.org
5 months ago
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Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day. Hey, it was the '80s!

Uranus's magnetosphere during Voyager 2's flyby was affected by rare solar wind conditions, leading to different observations than if the flyby had occurred earlier.
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fromInverse
11 months ago

This Solar Probe Just Helped To Trace The Origins Of Space Weather

Surface features on the Sun, such as sunspots and coronal holes, produce different types of solar wind affecting the Solar System.
fromMail Online
11 months ago
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Astonishing natural light display captured across Australian skies

Stargazers enjoyed a rare display of Aurora Australis in southern Australia due to a severe geomagnetic storm, with more anticipated.
Geomagnetic storms have the potential to disrupt infrastructure but do not pose a direct threat to humans.
fromWIRED
11 months ago
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What's Up With These Crazy Northern Lights?

Solar wind causes visible aurora borealis further south. Solar storms peak every 11 years, impacting space weather and Earth.
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fromInverse
11 months ago

This Solar Probe Just Helped To Trace The Origins Of Space Weather

Surface features on the Sun, such as sunspots and coronal holes, produce different types of solar wind affecting the Solar System.
fromMail Online
11 months ago
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Astonishing natural light display captured across Australian skies

Stargazers enjoyed a rare display of Aurora Australis in southern Australia due to a severe geomagnetic storm, with more anticipated.
Geomagnetic storms have the potential to disrupt infrastructure but do not pose a direct threat to humans.
fromWIRED
11 months ago
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What's Up With These Crazy Northern Lights?

Solar wind causes visible aurora borealis further south. Solar storms peak every 11 years, impacting space weather and Earth.
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fromTNW | Space
1 year ago
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Vega-C to launch Europe and China's first joint space mission

Smile mission, a joint project between ESA and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to explore solar wind and northern lights from a unique vantage point.
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fromNature
10 months ago

Gigantic oddball aurora seen from Earth for the first time

A rare 'polar rain aurora' phenomenon was observed in December 2022 when solar wind decreased, allowing electrons from the Sun's corona to create a distinctive glow across the North Pole.
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