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Double X flare as spacecraft spots sun blasting a pair of major eruptions

Sunspot AR3767 erupted with a X1.7-class solar flare, followed by an X1.1-class flare from sunspot AR3780. NASA's Solar ...
Scientific American

Longest-Ever Look at Stormy Region on the Sun Offers New Clues to Space Weather

“It’s a milestone in solar physics,” said Ioannis Kontogiannis, a solar physicist at the Swiss Federal Institute of ...

What Powers the Sun’s Most Violent Flares? Scientists Finally Have an Answer

Researchers have identified a newly recognized type of extremely energetic particles located in the Sun’s upper atmosphere, revealing a phenomenon that had not been detected before. Solar scientists r ...
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6 science projects every baby boomer had to do in school

Growing up, we all had to do all kinds of science projects in school. For Baby Boomers, here are several classic science projects that just about everyone had to do at least once.