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The sun was captured letting off a ball of gas — which, in other words, makes a solar flare seem a lot like a solar fart.

Tooted

Hey, knock that off!

The Sun Just Let Off a Really Nasty Fart

A filament of plasma escaped the Sun over the weekend and left behind a "canyon of fire," a deep ridge over 12,000 miles deep and ten times as long.

Grander Canyon

It's absolutely massive.

A Huge "Canyon of Fire" Just Opened Up on the Sun

If you live in the Northern part of the United States and catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis tonight, you'll have a "cannibal" solar explosion to thank. 

Cannibalize Me

If you live in these areas, take a look at the sky tonight.

Huge "Cannibal" Solar Explosion Will Make Northern Lights Visible in Areas That Normally Never See Them

The aurora borealis will be visible in large swathes of the northern United States and Canada over Thursday night. Here's why they occur.

Look Up

Tonight will be likely to provide the best view.

You'll Be Able to See the Northern Lights From the United States This Week

Scientists want to improve our ability to forecast weather in space due to concerns that a solar storm could wipe out our entire electronic infrastructure.

Storm's A-Comin'

They want a space weather forecasting system so we can prepare.

Scientists Are Worried About Solar Storms Frying all our Electronics

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a coronal mass ejection (CME), a spewing of plasma and energy, from a star that's not the Earth's Sun.

It's the first time researchers have observed a a coronal mass ejection from a star other than our Sun.

Scientists Observe a Star That Spews Plasma — And It's Not Our Sun

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