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Earth from Orbit: Vernal Equinox
Spring has officially sprung here in the Northern Hemisphere—while in the Southern Hemisphere, autumn has begun!
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GOES East Spied Large Solar Flare
The Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument onboard NOAA’s GOES East satellite observed a large and powerful eruption from the Sun.
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GOES West Views an Eruption on Sun’s Surface
NOAA’s GOES West saw a solar prominence , a type of eruption, take place on the Sun’s surface on March 30-31, 2021. This event was…
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Nighttime Begins at the South Pole: No Sunrise for the Next Six Months
Tomorrow, March 20, researchers at the U.S. Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica will watch the sun set for the…
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Star-Crossed Solstice: The Shortest Day of the Year Coincides with the Great Conjunction
The winter solstice took place at 5:02 a.m. EST today, and will be closely followed by the Great Conjunction, the closest that Jupiter and Saturn will
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How to Safely Stare at the Sun: SOHO, SDO, and GOES-R Instruments
As an agency, NOAA’s science isn’t just limited to Earth and its atmosphere. NOAA’s reach goes…
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Top 5 Times Solar Activity Affected Earth
Over the course of the Sun’s 11-year solar cycle, the star goes through a period of increased and decreased activity…
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What’s the Big Deal about Solar Cycles?
The Sun is Earth’s nearest star—a giant orb of hydrogen and helium about 93 million miles away. To many people, it looks…
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