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Sun news UPDATE: Double Bam! The sun releases a 2nd X flare

Sun news February 21, 2024. UPDATE: BAM! X Flare! The huge active region AR3590 blasted an X1.8 flare at 23:07 UTC on February 21. Read more.

C. Alex Young

Raúl Cortés

Armando Caussade

February 22, 2024

Sun activity archive for February 2024

Sun activity archive for February 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

February 1, 2024

2024’s biggest eclipse MISS happens January 11

January's new moon will be the biggest eclipse miss of 2024, an ultra-thin crescent not nearly aligned closely enough with the sun for a solar eclipse.

Graham Jones

January 10, 2024

5 solar eclipses that changed our view of the world

Throughout history, total solar eclipses have blazed a path for science. Learn more about 5 solar eclipses that changed our view of the world.

Andrew Osiow

January 9, 2024

What are X flares? Can they harm us?

X flares on the sun are the most powerful explosions in the solar system. We're likely to see more of them as we approach solar maximum, possibly due this year.

EarthSky Voices

January 7, 2024

How to photograph a solar eclipse, with Alan Dyer

Get tips on how to photograph a solar eclipse with author and astrophotographer Alan Dyer. Use these tips for the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse.

Kelly Kizer Whitt

January 1, 2024

Sun activity archive for January 2024

Sun activity archive for January 2024. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

January 1, 2024

When our sun dies, what will happen to Earth?

A study suggests our sun is about the lowest mass star that - when it dies - produces a visible, though faint, planetary nebula. What happens when our sun dies.

Deborah Byrd

Eleanor Imster

December 12, 2023