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An image captured by the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii shows sunspots on the star's surface.

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A telescope's powerful new tool may offer a better way to predict solar storms

The Daniel K. Inouye telescope snapped a clear image of sunspots.

May 03, 2025
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By:
  • Alana Wise
In this illustration, the two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about 150 meters apart to form an external coronagraph in space, one spacecraft eclipsing the sun to allow the second to study the invisible solar corona.

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  • Space

A pair of satellites will create artificial solar eclipses to study the sun

Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is even hotter than the sun's surface.

December 21, 2024
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By:
  • Chandelis Duster
The sun rises over Florida on Thursday morning, hours ahead of the arrival of the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere.

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  • Weather

Summer officially arrives with the earliest solstice in more than 2 centuries

Astronomical summer officially arrives in the Northern Hemisphere — amidst a heat wave — at 4:51 p.m. ET. It's the earliest start to the season since 1796, thanks to quirks in the calendar.

June 20, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Science writer David Baron views the beginning of a solar eclipse with friends in Western Australia in 2023. Baron says getting to see the solar corona during a total eclipse is "the most dazzling sight in the heavens."

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  • Science

The weird and wonderful sensations of viewing a total solar eclipse

'You will see a sun you've never seen before,' says science writer David Baron. He urges people to head to the 'path of totality' to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 for an experience of a lifetime.

April 04, 2024
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By:
  • Regina G. Barber
The sun emits a mid-level solar flare releasing a burst of solar material.<strong></strong>

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In light of the solar maximum, a look at the biggest solar storm in recorded history

We are at the height of the Sun's activity in its eleven year cycle, known to astronomers as the solar maximum. This means that over the next several months there's going to be a lot of solar activity. It's got us thinking back to 1859. That's when astronomer Richard Carrington was studying the Sun when he witnessed the most intense geomagnetic storm recorded in history. The storm, triggered by a giant solar flare, sent brilliant auroral displays across the globe causing electrical sparking and fires in telegraph stations. This encore episode, Regina talks to solar physicist Dr. Samaiyah Farid about what's now known as the Carrington event and about what may happen the next time a massive solar storm hits Earth.

Want to hear us cover other parts of the solar system? Email the show at shortwave@npr.org to let us know!

February 21, 2024
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By:
  • Regina G. Barber and
  • Eva Tesfaye
An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, near Washtucna, Wash.

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  • Space

Stronger activity on the sun could bring more displays of the northern lights in 2024

Scientists have updated their forecast for the current solar cycle, which usually lasts about 11 years. Solar activity is now expected to peak earlier and to be stronger than previously thought.

November 09, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an image of the sun "smiling" in 193 angstrom light on Oct. 26.

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  • Space

NASA caught the sun smiling down on us, but the grin could signal a solar storm

The dark patches, known as coronal holes, are regions where solar wind escapes more quickly and readily into space. Geomagnetic storms can disrupt GPS and hurt the power grid.

October 29, 2022
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  • Ashley Ahn
In this Sept. 15, 2017, photo provided by the U.S. Army Alaska, soldiers from Alpha Company, 70th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, based at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, conduct unscheduled field maintenance under the Northern Lights on a squad vehicle in preparation for platoon external evaluations at Donnelly Training Area, near Fort Greely.

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  • Space

The Northern Lights may move farther south into the mainland U.S. this week

The Northern Lights, known scientifically as auroras borealis, are triggered by geomagnetic activity from the sun. They typically occur closer to the North Pole, near Alaska and Canada.

August 18, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
In 2021, a partial solar eclipse is visible in Lewes, Del. This Saturday, people in the Southern Hemisphere will get a chance to glimpse the phenomenon.

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  • Space

A partial solar eclipse is happening soon. Here's who will be able to see it

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon is not perfectly aligned with the Earth and sun, so it will not completely cover the sun.

April 29, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie

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