‘Danger behind the beauty’: more solar storms could be heading our way
By Daniel Lawler PARIS, May 18, 2024 (AFP) - Tourists normally have to pay big money and brave cold climates…
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Third time could prove lucky for aurora viewers around the world
By Issam AHMED with AFP bureaus around the world WASHINGTON, May 13, 2024 (AFP) - Anyone who missed the dazzling…
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Second night of auroras seen ‘extreme’ solar storm
By Lucie AUBOURG with AFP bureaus around the world WASHINGTON, May 12, 2024 (AFP) - Auroras lit up skies…
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First ‘extreme’ solar storm in 20 years brings spectacular auroras
By Issam AHMED WASHINGTON, May 11, 2024 (AFP) - The most powerful solar storm in more than two decades struck…
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From the Moon to the Sun: India launches next space mission
SRIHARIKOTA, India, Sept 2, 2023 (AFP) - The latest mission in India's ambitious space programme blasted off Saturday on a…
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Total solar eclipse plunges Antarctica into darkness
A total solar eclipse plunged Antarctica from summer into darkness early Saturday in a rare astronomical spectacle witnessed by a…
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Massive “solar tsunami” observed after sunspot eruption; solar flare, coronal mass ejection observed
Solar storm cloud "appears to be heading for earth" says space weather monitoring site (Eagle News) – Space weather…
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“High-speed stream of solar wind” forecast to hit Earth’s magnetic field
Solar activity could spark "minor geomagnetic storms," "high latitude auroras," says space weather forecast (Eagle News) – A “high-speed…
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Comet ‘most pristine’ object from outer space seen in Solar System
by Marlowe HOOD / Patrick GALEY Agence France Presse A newly observed interstellar comet is the most pristine…
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Suns’ Booker to replace Lakers’ Davis in All-Star Game
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker will replace injured Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis…
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Solar Orbiter gives scientists unprecedented look at Sun
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) -- Scientists said Thursday they had obtained the closest ever images taken of the…
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‘Ring of fire’ solar eclipse thrills skywatchers on longest day
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the…
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