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Northern Lights Alert: Major Geomagnetic Storm Peaks Tonight, Auroras Expected Across Midwest

Northern Lights Alert: Major Geomagnetic Storm Peaks Tonight, Auroras Expected Across Midwest

Northern Lights Alert: Major Geomagnetic Storm Peaks Tonight, Auroras Expected Across Midwest A Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued for late Monday, September 1st, extending into early Tuesday, September 2nd, signaling a high probability of spectacular Northern Lights displays across Michigan and a wide swath of the U.S. and Canada. This significant space weather event is the result of a “full-halo” coronal mass ejection (CME) observed on August 30th, which is now arriving at Earth. Forecasters from the NOAA/NWS Space…

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Sun’s South Pole: First-Ever Photos Reveal a Magnetic Mess!

Sun’s South Pole: First-Ever Photos Reveal a Magnetic Mess!

Sun’s South Pole: First-Ever Photos Reveal a Magnetic Mess! Hey friend, guess what? We finally have pictures of the Sun’s south pole! For the first time ever, the Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent back images of this elusive region. It’s a pretty big deal, since we’ve only ever seen the Sun’s equator before. Think of it like this: we’ve always looked at the Sun head-on, like staring at a coin. We could see the center, but the edges (the poles)…

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