Flickering, invisible space loops may help predict solar flares
It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that ...
US‘s wind and solar will generate more power than coal in 2024
The boost in wind and solar production has also been larger than the increase in generation from natural gas, which remains ...
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Today Earth Is Closest To A ‘Solar Maximum’ Sun. So Why Is It So Cold?
Earth’s elliptical orbit causes slight variations in solar energy, with about 7% more sunlight reaching Earth during perihelion than aphelion. So, is Earth hotter in January than in July?
NASA Just Found the Sun’s Secret Warning Before Massive Solar Flares
Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...
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Why do the solar system's planets have different compositions?
If everything in our solar system formed from the same solar nebula, why do the planets have different compositions? Herbert WichTitusville, Florida To better understand why the planets have variable ...
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Huge 500,000-mile-wide hole opens in Sun
A vast 500,000-mile-wide coronal hole has opened in the Sun's atmosphere. The area measures over 62 times the diameter of ...
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Solar Radiation Variability and Climate Change Effects
Solar radiation variability is a critical factor in understanding climate change and its impacts on energy production, particularly solar energy. Recent research has focused on how changes in air ...
Northern Lights possible after 500,000-mile hole opens in Sun
"An increasing risk of Active, or possibly G1 minor storm, intervals then possible on Days 3 and 4 (31 Jan- 1 Feb) with any ...