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Warning system to protect astronauts from solar storms

Massive explosions on the Sun unleash radiation that could kill astronauts in space. Now, researchers from the US and South Korea have developed a warning system capable of forecasting the radiation...

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Welcome to the new solar max

The Sun has been hurling plasma at Earth for billions of years, but the next direct hit could damage power grids and other infrastructure – immobilising the technology that underpins civilisation

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Nasa’s IRIS spacecraft sees under the Sun

IRIS spacecraft captures data that focuses on the thin layer between the Sun’s surface and its scorchingly hot corona and could help us predict solar storms

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