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Scientists Just Found a New Way to Search for Habitable Exoplanets
Worlds orbiting small red dwarf stars might be less vulnerable to damaging space weather, which could boost the odds that they host life.
Is the Solar Cycle Stoking ISIS?
Geomagnetic storms have lots of effects. Is mass murder one of them?
NASA Built a Psychedelic Computer Model of the Sun’s Magnetic Fields
Studying these magnetic fields is crucial for protecting us from solar storms.
This Satellite Has Been Staring at the Sun for 20 Years
And it's still warning us about Earth-bound coronal mass ejections.
This Satellite Is Sending Amazing Images of Earth – and Protecting Us From Solar Flares
The DSCOVR satellite will be beaming back images of Earth and providing scientists with early warnings of incoming solar radiation that might harm telecommunications systems or power grids.
An X-Ray View of Last Week's Solar Eclipse
The Hinode spacecraft was in the right place at the right time.
How to Predict Solar Storms
French physicists have discovered the telltale calm before a solar eruption.
The Sun Is Being Really Mellow, But That's Okay
We've reached the solar peak and it's a weak, but don't freak.
The Sun Has Been Spewing Some Intense Solar Flares
Watch our nearest star spit electromagnetic radiation into space.
Our Space Weather Forecasts Are About to Get Better
Space weather is the next frontier in forecasting.