Aurora visible from Cope Cope, Victoria on May 11 2024.
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Australians were in for a Mother’s Day treat as auroras swept the skies. But there was little warning, and the spectacle didn’t repeat.
An image from January 2023 showing an X1.2 class flare erupting on the Sun (far left hand side).
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A more active Sun could disable satellites and affect electrical grids on Earth.
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The preliminary global-average temperature anomaly for September is a shocking 1.7°C. These are the drivers of current record-breaking heat.
A coronal mass ejection on the solar surface.
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We’re currently a few years into the 25th studied solar cycle. An 11-year period of sun activity, this solar cycle is more active than previously expected.