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Blast of energy from the sun triggers ongoing geomagnetic storm

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines An ongoing Geomagnetic Storm Warning was extended through Tuesday after a blast of energetic particles from the Sun reached Earth. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a Geomagnetic Storm Warning for Monday night into Tuesday and later extended it through Tuesday night. The warning was triggered…

Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Strike on Earth 2,700 Years Ago Discovered in Tree Rings

Evidence of Massive Solar Storm Strike on Earth 2,700 Years Ago Discovered in Tree Rings

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Scientists have uncovered evidence of an immense solar storm that struck Earth around 664–663 BCE in a study published in Communications Earth & Environment. According to researchers from the University of Arizona, including dendrochronologist Dr Irina Panyushkina and radiocarbon expert Dr Timothy Jull, the “Miyake Event” left traces in ancient…

NASA BioSentinel Investigates Space Radiation During Major Geomagnetic Storm on Earth

NASA BioSentinel Investigates Space Radiation During Major Geomagnetic Storm on Earth

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In May 2024, a remarkable geomagnetic storm, also known as solar storm, impacted Earth, resulting in vibrant auroras that captivated observers worldwide. These stunning natural displays occur when eruptions of solar plasma, known as coronal mass ejections, collide with Earth’s magnetic field. While these events are a visual delight, they…

Exoplanet Orbiting a White Dwarf Star Gives Researchers Hope That Earth Might Escape Its Eventual Death

Exoplanet Orbiting a White Dwarf Star Gives Researchers Hope That Earth Might Escape Its Eventual Death

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A planetary system anchored by a white dwarf star, located approximately 4,000 light-years away, provides astronomers with insights into what could happen to our Sun and Earth in about 8 billion years. This scenario unfolds if the Earth survives the Sun’s transformation into a red giant, expected to occur in…

X-Class Solar Flare Erupts on the Sun, Earth-Directed CME Might Have Been Released

X-Class Solar Flare Erupts on the Sun, Earth-Directed CME Might Have Been Released

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This week, solar activity has been particularly intense, with the sun releasing powerful solar flares, including an X1.3-class flare on Thursday, September 12. The eruption, coming from an unnumbered sunspot, took place at 5:43 AM EDT (9:43 UTC). X-class flares, the strongest of its type, can cause disruptions in radio…

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Unveils New Insights into Solar Heating Mystery

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Unveils New Insights into Solar Heating Mystery

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made significant strides in unravelling a long-standing puzzle about the sun. The spacecraft has delivered new insights into why the sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona, is much hotter than its surface. This enigma, known as the “coronal heating mystery,” has baffled scientists for…

ISRO’s Aditya-L1 Solar Mission Reaches Destination Within Four-Month Timeframe

ISRO’s Aditya-L1 Solar Mission Reaches Destination Within Four-Month Timeframe

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The Indian Space Research Organisation’s inaugural solar mission, Aditya-L1, has reached its destination within the anticipated four-month timeframe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Launched on September 2 last year, the spacecraft positioned itself at Lagrange Point 1, from where it will undertake a comprehensive study of the Sun,…

ISRO Set to Place Aditya-L1 Spacecraft in Final Destination Orbit: All You Need to Know

ISRO Set to Place Aditya-L1 Spacecraft in Final Destination Orbit: All You Need to Know

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ISRO will perform the final manoeuvre on Saturday to inject Aditya-L1 spacecraft — the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun — into its final destination orbit, some 1.5 million kilometres from the Earth. According to ISRO officials, the spacecraft will be placed in a halo orbit around Lagrange…

Supermassive Black Hole Spotted Eating Sun-Like Star in Nearby Galaxy

Supermassive Black Hole Spotted Eating Sun-Like Star in Nearby Galaxy

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Black holes, celestial objects known for their gluttony, usually eat stars unlucky enough to stray too close to them in one big gulp, annihilating them with their enormous gravitational pull. But some, it turns out, tend to snack rather than gorge. Researchers said they have observed a supermassive black hole…