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Sun erupts with powerful X1.6 and M4 solar flares

Sunspot AR3663 erupted with powerful X1.6 and M4 solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.

4K footage of powerful solar flares producing dramatic spitfire and radio blackout

A erupted with M1 and M6 class solar flares. Watch the fireworks in these views from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Queen's experts involved in worldwide project to explore mysteries of the sun

The Queen’s experts, based in the School of Mathematics and Physics, worked for over two years on the Sunrise III Mission, a ...
Magnolia Reporter

Magnolia Three-Day Weather/Sky Report: Heat builds in South Arkansas

Hot, increasingly humid weather will continue across Magnolia through Saturday, while Tropical Storm Bertha moves westward ...

How will Australia’s emergency services cope if satellites go down? With a sextant and a street directory

Military and SES personnel being taught analog communication and navigation techniques as experts warn solar flare could knock out ‘critical space infrastructure’ ...
Queen's University Belfast

Queen’s researchers help capture “extraordinary” new view of the Sun

Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have been working as part of an international research team to capture a completely ...