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AT&T suffers major outage following massive solar flares

Over 70,000 users faced cellular outages in the USA this morning. Some speculate that two powerful X-class solar flares caused this.

Android Central · Feb 22, 2024

Are solar flares responsible for the AT&T service outage? Not likely, experts say.

Two X-class solar flares arrived at Earth last night and early this morning. The radiation bursts coincided with massive cellphone service outages across the U.S., but experts urge that the events may not be related.

LiveScience · Feb 22, 2024

'Intruder' stars have changed Earth's climate over the eons. Here's how.

Intruding stars may have thrown Earth's orbit off-kilter in the past, causing shifts in our planet's climate, a new study suggests.

Space · Feb 22, 2024

Switzerland calls on UN to explore possibility of solar geoengineering

Proposal focuses on technique that fills atmosphere with particles, reflecting part of sun’s heat and light back into space

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

In a doughnut in Japan, unlocking the power of the Sun

The JT-60SA is 15.5 metres (51 feet) tall and 13.7 metres (45 feet) wide, comprising a so-called tokamak vessel able to contain swirling plasma heated to millions of degrees.

The Hindu · Feb 22, 2024

Weatherwatch: how ‘sun queen’ Mária Telkes pioneered solar power

Hungarian-American physicist patented many pieces of technology that harness the sun’s rays to create clean energy

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

In A Doughnut In Japan, Unlocking The Power Of The Sun

With its tangle of pipes and pumps leading to a metal pot the size of a five-storey building, Japan's JT-60SA machine looks to the untrained eye like a contraption from 1970s sci-fi.

International Business Times · Feb 22, 2024

Only experts can spot the 5 hidden sunglasses in under 7 seconds

Are you ready to put your keen eye to the test? This challenge isn't just about finding hidden sunglasses; it's about diving into the world of optical illusions and putting your perception skills to the ultimate test.

The Times of India · Feb 21, 2024

'A wonderful spectacle': Photographer snaps rare solar eruption as 'magnetic noose' strangles the sun's south pole

A recent solar flare unleashed a massive plasma plume from the sun's south pole, where these stellar eruptions rarely happen. The unusual phenomenon is a sign of the impending solar maximum.

LiveScience · Feb 21, 2024

See the sun's surface rage as solar maximum approaches (photo)

Photos by the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter probe show activity ramping up on the sun's surface as it approaches solar maximum this year.

Space · Feb 21, 2024