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Severe solar storm may stress power grids as U.S. deals with major hurricanes

1:33am October 10, 2024

A severe solar storm is headed to Earth that could stress power grids even more as the U.S. deals with major back-to-back hurricanes, space weather forecasters said Wednesday.

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Are auroras coming back?

3:58pm May 31, 2024

by Bill Chappell

The same solar region that brought an outburst of night-time beauty in early May is coming back around. But things have changed, a space weather expert tells NPR.

The Northern Lights fill the sky at the Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday.

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There's still a chance to see the Northern Lights from lower latitudes

3:11pm May 12, 2024

by John Helton

The solar storm that's pushing sightings of the Northern Lights to lower latitudes is forecast to continue into the coming days, but its impact has likely peaked.

The solar flare as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory on May 9, 2024. The flare has triggered a severe geomagnetic storm watch for the first time in nearly 20 years.

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A huge solar storm is hurtling toward the Earth. Scientists say you should look up

1:47pm May 10, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

An aurora could be visible as far south as Northern California. Experts say the storm could disrupt some communications and navigation systems like GPS.

NASA says this "blue marble" image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date.

Satellite Set To Stream Daily Images Of Earth From Space

2:24pm February 07, 2015

by Joe Palca

In 1998, Al Gore proposed using a satellite and the Internet to let us all see the awe-inspiring view of Earth that wows space travelers. That satellite may finally launch later this year.

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