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Scientists have revealed that the magnetic field of the Sun is expected to reverse polarity within the next three weeks, which could have a huge effect on our solar system.
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Solar storms - powerful eruptions of solar material and magnetic fields into interplanetary space - can cause what is known as "space weather" near Earth.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 19, 2012, 14:57
The ACE satellite, floating 1.5 mn km above the Earth, can warn us up to an hour before a large-magnitude solar storm.
Last Updated: Saturday, September 1, 2012, 12:02
The Sun is capable of disrupting electrical systems on Earth in a variety of ways, from solar flares and coronal mass ejections to proton storms, a new study has claimed.
Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2012, 00:00
Britain has added volcanoes and solar storms to floods, flu and terrorism on a list of threats to national security.
Last Updated: Monday, January 30, 2012, 16:50
UCLA researchers showed that the missing electrons are swept away from the planet by a tide of solar wind.
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 17:51
Solar storms and associated (CMEs) could significantly erode the lunar surface, according to a new set of computer simulations by NASA scientists.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 16, 2011, 12:35
The finding will help mitigate the adverse effects that solar storm eruptions can have on satellite communications on Earth.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 22, 2011, 17:42
Earth may now be more vulnerable to a ferocious solar storm that could wreak havoc for mankind.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 09:48
NASA launched a science satellite on Thursday to keep a close watch on the sun and help improve forecasts of the solar storms that can disrupt navigational signals, satellites and power grids.
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