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How a giant sunspot unleashed solar storms that spawned global auroras that just dazzled us all
By Meredith Garofalo
‘Extreme’ solar storm triggers Northern Lights as far south as Florida Friday
By Scott Sistek & Hillary Andrews
How the geomagnetic storm that hit Earth could unleash more hurricanes
By Stacy Liberatore
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NASASun
Happy #SunDay! This week’s space weather report includes:
· 20 M-class flares
· 1 X-class flare
· 31 coronal mass ejections
· 1 geomagnetic storm
This video from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows the week’s activity. Check out the GIANT plasma flow on the right at 0:28! pic.twitter.com/win4xsFRv0
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Dr. Tamitha Skov
TamithaSkov
The new #SpaceWeatherWoman forecast is up! Learn the details of the mystery #solarstorm causing a bumpy ride this week, find out where and when #aurora will be visible, & see why Mars is getting hammered once again! www.patreon.com/posts/106291898 pic.twitter.com/rQxs2wIrQP
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Dr. Ryan French
RyanJFrench
A new dynamic duo have appeared on the Sun this week, producing multiple M-class solar flares in the past couple of days. Will the next X-class #SolarFlare come from one of these regions? #spaceweather pic.twitter.com/GoM8Zo2P61
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AuroraWatch UK
aurorawatchuk
Minor geomagnetic activity. Issued 2024-06-16 17:30 UTC (18:30 BST) by @aurorawatchuk. #aurora pic.twitter.com/G5zuFTrdIh
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