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‘Sun is waking up’: NASA warns solar activity could disrupt GPS, power grids, and satellites

NASA has issued a warning that the Sun is “waking up,” with solar activity increasing steadily after decades of decline. The agency’s latest research, led by Jamie Jasinski at NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...
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Our Sun Is Becoming More Active And NASA Doesn't Know Why

At the end of the last solar cycle in 2019, the official predictions were that the next cycle would be just as mild as its predecessor. Those predictions were wrong. The current Solar Cycle 25 turned ...
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What NASA’s solar missions revealed about our sun

Our Sun is far from a quiet ball of fire. Recent missions like NASA’s Parker Solar Probe and Solar Dynamics Observatory have ...
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As Solar Storm Hits Earth NASA Finds "The Sun Is Slowly Waking Up"

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NASA Recruits Mars Perseverance Rover to Monitor Sun’s Activity

NASA has drafted its Mars rover Perseverance to help monitor the sun’s activity. Every day for the next two months, the rover will image the sun with its Mastcam-Z cameras, capturing crucial ...
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NASA solar probe becomes first spacecraft to 'touch' the sun

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Sixty years after NASA set the goal, and three years after its Parker Solar Probe launched, the spacecraft has become the first to "touch the sun." The Parker Solar Probe has ...
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The Sun Surprised NASA By 'Waking Up' In 2008 & Has Been More Active Since

We all rely on the sun to supply our planet with light and warmth, but despite it being vital to our continued existence, there's a lot that scientists still don't know about it. A new study has ...

Northern Lights Alert Monday: 11 States Now In Line After Hole In Sun

NOAA is forecasting a G1-class geomagnetic storm on Monday, Feb. 23, through Tuesday, Feb. 24, with the aurora borealis ...
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NASA Research Finds Solar Activity On Long-Term Rise

HOUSTON—Solar activity—thought to rise and fall over 11 year cycles—has been on an incline since 2008, a NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led study says. The study points to an uptick in space ...
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Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras

Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications. In the past few days, the sun ...
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NASA Was Stunned To Learn That Our Sun Is Waking Up After Decades Of Low Activity

From the 1980s thru 2008, scientists observed that nuclear activity inside the Sun was continuously trending downward, and it was expected that this would continue. However, a new study by the ...