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Sunspot Cluster on the Sun - Venice

The sun on December 6, 2025. Photo by Matteo Chinellato/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

US: Solar Flare Triggers Widespread Aurora Display 2

A severe geomagnetic storm caused the Northern Lights to appear over a wide area of Europe and the United States on Sunday, June 1, as an Earth-orbiting satellite detected an explosive solar flare on Friday.

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Sunspot research expedition leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The icebreaker Shirase carrying a Japanese expedition leaves Tokyo's Harumi pier Nov. 14 for the Japanese base in Antarctica. The 42nd Antarctic region observation party is scheduled to arrive at the Showa base in late December and will observe sunspots and conduct other research.

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Sunspot research expedition leaves for Antarctica

TOKYO, Japan - The icebreaker Shirase carrying a Japanese expedition leaves Tokyo's Harumi pier Nov. 14 for the Japanese base in Antarctica. The 42nd Antarctic region observation party is scheduled to arrive at the Showa base in late December and will observe sunspots and conduct other research.