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SPACEWEATHER: Solar Flare and Hard Radiation Storm

Solar Flare and Hard Radiation Storm

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: JUNE 8, 2024 (UPDATED)

SOLAR FLARE AND HARD RADIATION STORM: Sunspot AR3664 just did it again. The record-setting active region produced another very strong solar flare on June 8th (0149 UT), hurling a massive plume of plasma into space:

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SPACEWEATHER: Potential NOVA this Summer

A NASA artist’s concept of the T CrB binary star system

Light in the Future

SPACEWEATHER.COM NEWS: JUNE 8, 2024

A NOVA WILL EXPLODE THIS SUMMER (PROBABLY): The night sky is about to get a new star. Sometime this summer, astronomers believe, a nova will explode in the constellation Corona Borealis (the Northern Crown). The exploding star will be bright enough to see with the naked eye even from light-polluted cities.

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