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Violent solar superstorm could ‘wipe out the internet’ for weeks or months, scientist warns

Professor Peter Becker of George Mason University warns that the increasing solar activity, intersecting with our reliance on the internet, could have severe consequences. This concern arises as the sun enters a more active phase, coinciding with our global economic dependence on the internet.

It Took NASA 300 Hours To Make This Mesmerizing 4k Video Of The Sun

It’s always shining, always ablaze with light and energy. In the ubiquity of solar output, Earth swims in an endless tide of particles.  Every time...

NASA’s Solar Orbiter beams back closest image ever taken of the Sun after enduring scorching flyby

NASA and the European Space Agency have released the closest images ever taken of the Sun, revealing "campfires" scattered across its scorching surface.The incredible...

Uh-Oh! Astronomers Discover Unknown ‘Force’ Coming From The Star Antares

A recent observation of the red giant—the largest in the constellation Scorpio—shows that from its cosmic depths, the star is expelling unknown matter as it approaches the...

Uh-Oh! Astronomers Discover Unknown ‘Force’ Coming From The Star Antares

A recent observation of the red giant—the largest in the constellation Scorpio—shows that from its cosmic depths, the star is expelling unknown matter as...

Sunrise in 7 billion years: Red Giant Sun

In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will begin the helium-burning process, turning into a red giant star. When it expands, its outer layers...

Sunrise in 7 billion years: Red Giant Sun

In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will begin the helium-burning process, turning into a red giant star. When it expands, its outer layers will consume Mercury...

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