We take a look at how big these cooler regions of our star can get
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Solar System
Space Exploration
Preparing the spacecraft to monitor space weather
The European Space Agency aim to construct a spacecraft that will warn us about perilous incoming solar activity
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Gamma rays of ‘hidden’ solar flares spotted for the first time
The new view provides solar scientists with a unique tool for exploring how charged particles are accelerated to nearly the speed of light
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Mystery Mars plumes could be linked to space weather
The cause of high-rise clouds seen appearing suddenly in the martian atmosphere may have been identified
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Most Earth-like planet most likely to be uninhabitable
The exoplanet could have been made hostile by vast quantities of radiation
Solar System
VIDEO: Check out this gigantic eruption from the Sun
An impressive outburst from the solar surface was captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory this month
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Fierce 2012 magnetic storm barely missed Earth
Earth dodged a huge magnetic bullet from our Sun on July 23, 2012
Solar System
Five Amazing Facts: Solar Flares
The Sun has reached its solar maximum where its surface should be peppered with sunspots and erupting with solar flares and coronal mass ejections but, according to spacecraft, our star hasn’t been this inactive since 100 years ago. It has released the odd solar flare, however, and you can learn more about them here.