Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.
The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.
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Catch stunning northern lights this week as solar activity surges
Solar conditions are shifting as fresh solar eruptions ripple through the space environment, prompting forecasters at NOAA to ...
Morning Overview on MSN
Sun hurls wild solar flare barrage as volatile sunspot swings toward Earth
The Sun has snapped into a hyperactive mood, unleashing a rapid-fire sequence of powerful eruptions just as a volatile sunspot rotates into direct view of Earth. The result is a wild solar flare ...
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Strongest solar radiation storm since 2003 hits Earth, bringing northern lights and possible tech issues
A solar radiation storm stronger than one we've seen in over two decades is in progress, the Space Weather Prediction Center announced Monday.
Space.com on MSN
Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as new volatile sunspot turns toward Earth
A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense ...
Sun solar flares disrupted parts of Earth this week after a highly active sunspot unleashed the strongest eruptions seen so ...
The short answer is no, it doesn’t change our temperatures, create storms, or impact rain or snow chances. That’s because our everyday weather happens in the lowest part of the atmosphere, called the ...
The Space Weather Follow On — Lagrange 1 executed its final engine burn Jan. 23 to reach its destination roughly 1.6 million ...
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Earth was just hit by the strongest solar radiation storm in over 20 years — here's what it means
Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, ...
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