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Watch 4 solar flares erupt from the sun at nearly the same time in extremely rare event (video)

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

The quadruple eruption was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

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Trains, planes and a total solar eclipse! Watching the moon block the sun was a transportation adventure (exclusive)

By Elizabeth Howell published

My family has been in transportation for generations, in planes and trains. I finally got my two ancestral lines to meet, eclipse-style, at a Canadian rail station near an airport.

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A bunch of cheerleaders in red outfits wearing solar eclipse glasses and looking up at the sky.

Southern Illinois will get its 2nd solar eclipse in a decade this year

By Meredith Garofalo published

It's already rare for a single location to experience a total solar eclipse, but on April 8, Carbondale, Illinois will see its second one within a decade.

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Solar eclipse sights might vary on the edge of totality: report

By Elizabeth Howell published

Do you live near the edge of where the solar eclipse passes? You might want to dive further into the shadow of totality to make sure you don't miss it, a new report suggests.

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A grey scale rectangle moves around a black screen following the motion of a camera in space as particles fly by.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 1st-of-its-kind observation within a coronal mass ejection

By Rahul Rao published

NASA's Parker Solar Probe looked into a coronal mass ejection coming from the sun for the first time, detecting some turbulence that has intrigued scientists.

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I'm taking the train to see the 2024 solar eclipse in Canada. Here's why I'm riding the rails

By Elizabeth Howell published

The April 8 solar eclipse doesn't quite reach totality in my home Canadian city, so I'm hopping on a train to find it. I had good reason to stay off the road, or away from the air.

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There's an April Fools' Day prank about the 2024 solar eclipse — don't fall for it

By Stefanie Waldek published

No, the date and path of the total solar eclipse have not been miscalculated.

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A total solar eclipse is seen on Aug. 21, 2017 above Madras, Oregon.

Warby Parker will give you free solar eclipse glasses for the big day on April 8

By Monisha Ravisetti last updated

Warby Parker will be handing out solar eclipse viewing glasses for free ahead of the total solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024.

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An image of a solar flare captured by a telescope.

Powerful X-class solar flare slams Earth, triggering radio blackout over the Pacific Ocean

By Jennifer Nalewicki published

On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.

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When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known ast "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption from sunpots AR3616 and AR23614 on March 23, 2024 may be an example of it. One of the flares was an X1-class flare and was captured in multiple wavelengths by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Strongest solar storm since 2017 hits Earth but leaves aurora chasers in the dark

By Daisy Dobrijevic published

Earth just experienced the strongest solar storm since September 2017. It opened a crack in our planet's magnetosphere but failed to spark impressive auroras. Why?

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