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Second Solar Storm Headed for Earth

Something new may be further complicating domestic surveillance missions over at the high-tech NSA: Powerful solar storms. On Tuesday, the Sun released superheated particles that were headed toward Earth and reports came down on Friday that the Sun fired a second massive solar storm. The storms produce what astronomers call a coronal mass ejection where millions of […]

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Earth enters period of turbulent solar weather

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New Research Suggests Gold on Earth a Result of Crashing Stars

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Going Solar

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Solar Storm Expected to Hit Earth Today

One of the biggest solar storms in nearly six years is headed our way after a giant solar flare erupted from the sun earlier this week. The geomagnetic storm is expected to strike earth sometime today and result in disruptions in technology and an expansion of the Northern Lights. Richard Harrison is the chief scientist […]

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Alaska Solstice

All summer long, visitors from around the world travel to Alaska to find the land of the Midnight Sun. They usually steal south with the eternal sunlight captured in their cameras. But commentator Geo Beach says those summer visitors are missing something special: the land of the Noontime Moon.

The Sound of Solar

What do highly charged particles flying out of the sun at a million miles-per-hour sound like? Researchers at the University of Michigan are creating music using data from the solar wind.

Pundits Blow Whistle on Green Police

The green police bust perps for minor eco infractions in a Superbowl Ad, but environmentalists, conservatives and industry folks are not laughing.

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Cool Fix for a Hot Planet

Solar panels hit the road, paving a way to a greener future.

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