Sunspot AR4618 erupted with an M4.4-class solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may give Earth a glancing blow. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

Extremely active sunspot AR3664 blasted a major X8.7-class solar flare. The sunspot was behind the incredible geomagnetic storms that recently bathed Earth in auroras. Credit: Space.com | footage ...

The powerful X1.1 solar flare from sunspot region 4298 sparked strong radio blackouts on the sunlit portion of Earth at the time of eruption. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

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Former University of Iowa employee Brian Busch will be placed on probation following a guilty plea on theft and fraud charges ...

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Although this controversy might be specific to Chile, home to 40 percent of the world’s astronomy infrastructure, the project ...

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Astronomers analyzing data from an array of telescopes — including the W. M. Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea on the Big ...

Following a sentencing in the Johnson County Courthouse Monday morning, former University of Iowa Physics and Astronomy Machine Shop Director Brian Busch will not serve any jail time if he ...

A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) links quasi-periodic pulsations (QPPs) in solar flares to dynamic oscillations in magnetic reconnection, a phenomenon that can drive space ...

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