Sunspots, solar flares, and the solar cycle | Hey Ray

Have you seen the Northern Lights? They're more than just pretty colors; when you see them in Pittsburgh, there's science ...

The Sun Is Waking Up From a Decades-Long Nap: What It Means for You and the Earth

Solar activity has been on an overall decline since the ‘80s and scientists were expecting us to plunge into a historic low ...
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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"

A new NASA study has found that the Sun's activity is ramping up, reversing the trend and surprising astronomers. Humans have ...
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What’s Hotter Than the Surface of the Sun? The Solar Corona

In the final moments before a total solar eclipse, the temperature drops, birds and insects sing, and the ambient light becomes otherworldly. Daytime morphs into a 360-degree dusk, and where the Sun ...