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The mysterious aurora known as ‘Steve,’ explained

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Astronomers have an update on the mysterious, heavenly, purple-and-green ribbon of light dubbed “Steve.”

Solar flare, May 5

Biggest solar flare of the year showers the Earth

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Earth enters period of turbulent solar weather

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Video: Solar Storm To Lash Earth Until Wednesday

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Solar Blast Erupts From the Sun

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Geo answer

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Today’s Geo Quiz asked about the SDO, the NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. Anchor David Baron speaks with Doug Biesecker at the Space Weather Forecasting Center in Boulder, Colorado.

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