Solar Flares

• The sun is producing strong solar flares, creating blackouts. What to know

  The most powerful eruption of 2025 so far was observed last week, and caused a 10-minute period of 'degraded communications' for high-frequency radio systems in the Middle East.

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  May 20, 2025
  
• Northern lights set to shine in parts of Canada this weekend. Here’s where

  The Space Weather Prediction Center in the U.S. said that a strong geomagnetic storm watch has been issued Oct. 4-6. There may be northern lights in the sky as a result.

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  Oct 4, 2024
  
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• Huge solar flare erupts from sun, may disrupt satellites, communication

  On the positive side of things, the northern lights should put on a spectacular show, fuelled by the massive solar flare.

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  Oct 29, 2021
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• Sun has potential to release flare 1,000 times more powerful than we’ve ever seen

  In March 1989, most of Quebec was thrust into darkness as a blackout swept across the province. The culprit: our sun. New research suggests that we could one day see something 1,000 times worse.

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  Dec 3, 2015
• Large sunspot could trigger northern lights this week

  A large sunspot group has the potential to unleash a powerful solar flare this week -- and that might mean the chance of northern lights for us.

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  Aug 24, 2015
• Massive sunspot turning toward Earth, could give us northern lights

  A sunspot that is several Earths in diameter, is turning towards us, and it's already very active. What does this mean? We could see some great northern lights.

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  Oct 20, 2014
• 5 reasons to look at the night sky (not just when it’s a ‘supermoon’)

  Who needs a so-called 'supermoon'? There are still plenty of things you can see in the night sky.

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  Aug 11, 2014
• How solar storms could leave us in the dark

  Imagine waking up one day to no electricity, no cell phone, no GPS, no television. This could be a reality.

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  May 3, 2014
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• Chance of northern lights for Halloween

  Trick-or-treaters may get a spooky light show thanks to the sun.

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  Oct 30, 2013