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The aurora is expected to be bright and visible in multiple northern U.S. states Oct. 3 through Oct. 5 as well as from the lower Midwest to Oregon.
This week, a solar storm caused large explosions of solar plasma and magnetic energy from the surface of the sun into space — an event known as a coronal mass ejection.
The strong “X2.0-class” flare erupted from the Sun at about 7.30 pm GMT from a sunspot rotating out of view from the Earth, the agency said. A solar flare is an eruption of energy from the Sun ...
The oldest solar calendars include the Julian calendar and the Coptic calendar. They both have a year of 365 days, which is extended to 366 once every four years, without exception, so have a mean year of 365.25 days. As solar calendars became more accurate, they evolved into two types.
Celebrated as Haftai Shahid, or "Martyr Week". It is also observed as "Massoud Day" September 8: September 9: September 10 31 Sharivar: Start of Sacred Defence Week: Also called Holy Defence Week. Commemoration of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. September 21: September 22: September 23 10 Mehr: Mehregan: Zoroastrian festival celebrated in Autumn ...
The same sunspots responsible for a solar storm on May 10 will soon face Earth again, and they could bring colorful auroras to the skies over parts of the US.
The Solar New Year is the beginning of the solar calendar year. This event is observed at different times of year and with varying practices in cultures across the globe. The most common bases chosen to begin a new calendar year are the winter solstice, summer solstice, the spring equinox and the autumnal equinox. South and South-east Asian ...
The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly a decade Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places. “Not done yet ...