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Scientists encountered the biggest solar flare recorded since 2017, which was powerful enough to knock out radio communication on Earth.

A Massive Solar Flare Just Knocked Out Radio Communications Back on Earth

By Victor Tangermann

A second giant "hole," large enough to easily fit 20 Earths in one go, has torn the Sun's surface apart, heralding our star's most ferocious period during its 11-year cycle.

Low Key Hole Opens Up in Sun

By Victor Tangermann

Space weather experts are monitoring a growing sunspot that's pointing straight towards Earth, USA Today reports — but there's "no need to panic."

Scientists Say “No Need to Panic” as Sunspot Pointed at Earth Doubles in Size Again

By Victor Tangermann

A team of scientists have confirmed the existence of a gigantic 1,000 kilometer-across hurricane swirling hundreds of kilometers above the North Pole.

Scientists Observe Eight-Hour “Space Plasma Hurricane”

By Victor Tangermann

China is set to launch a probe to study solar storms from a Sun-synchronous orbit in the first half of 2022.

China Is Sending a Mission to Study the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

The Inouye Solar Telescope, the largest solar observatory in the world, just released the first-ever image of a sunspot.

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The Sharpest-Ever Image of a Sunspot Looks Like a Portal to Hell

By Victor Tangermann

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New, Groundbreaking Revelation Brings Us Closer to Nuclear Fusion

By Jelor Gallego

Researchers Have Found Evidence of Cracking in the Magnetosphere

From Quarks to Quasars

Researchers Have Found Evidence of Cracking in the Magnetosphere

By Jelor Gallego