The sun started Sunday with a wild display, producing a strong M-Class flare and potentially causing radio blackouts. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction (SWPC) office said an impulsive M7.4 X-ray flare peaked at 8:13 a.m. EDT on Sunday. The flare was classified as an M7.4 flare. M is the second-most-intense type of flare, and the number … Read more
If you think seeing a total eclipse of the sun will be a cheap thrill, you’re mistaken. On Monday April 8, the US will experience its first total eclipse since 2017 — and the cost to witness it is already soaring. The “zone of totality,” where you can see the sun vanish completely, goes from … Read more
A total eclipse of the plane. Delta Airlines is now offering passengers a special flight to enjoy a deluxe view of the upcoming Great American Eclipse — the last one for decades. The eclipse is set to cross North America on April 8 as the moon passes between the sun and Earth completely blocking the … Read more
People rushed to scoop up tickets for a Delta Air Lines flight designed for watching the upcoming total solar eclipse. Hopeful solar eclipse viewers have already bought up all the seats on the Delta Flight 1228 slated to run April 8, a spokesperson for Delta confirmed to FOX Business on Tuesday, the day after it … Read more
A strong X-class solar flare was spotted streaming from the sun on Friday, causing a solar radiation storm on Earth, according to space weather officials with NASA and NOAA. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) said a moderate solar radiation storm (level S2 out of S5) was in progress this weekend after the sun emitted a strong X-class solar flare … Read more
Millions of people across the Americas were treated to a rare celestial phenomenon on Saturday as an annular solar eclipse — known as the “ring of fire” — temporarily darkened skies from Oregon to Brazil. Spectators hooted and hollered as the moon passed in front of the sun, not completely blocking it out, but leaving … Read more
Be careful not to fall into this burning “ring of fire” without protection. Each continental state in the union plus Alaska will be treated to a celestial spectacle as the sun, Earth, and Moon, will align to create, as NASA described it, a “ring of fire” in the sky. What is a “ring of fire” … Read more
There may be another world lurking between the orbital lines of our solar system. Astronomers in Japan have published their theory of an “Earth-like planet,” dubbed Planet Nine, that’s hiding in plain sight just a few billion miles behind Neptune. Published last month in the Astronomical Journal, researchers Patryk Sofia Lykawka and Takashi Ito, of Japan’s … Read more
The view will be out of this world. On Wednesday night – or Thursday in some parts of the world – the moon, sun and Earth will align to create a hybrid solar eclipse. Two partial solar eclipses preluded this year’s starry spectacular, one in April 2022 and another in October. But this time around … Read more
Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging millions of people into midday darkness. It’s been less than six years since a total solar eclipse … Read more
Mind-blowing footage of a solar tornado measuring 14 times the height of Earth mesmerized skywatchers over the weekend. The gigantic vortex, comprised of unfathomably hot plasma caught in a frenzy of competing magnetic fields, was spotted by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) on Friday before it dispersed the following day. “I spent 3 hours yesterday … Read more
Well, we may never be royals — but Lorde sure has become one! The songstress, who catapulted to the top of the charts with hit albums such as “Pure Heroine,” “Melodrama,” and “Solar Power” and major songs like “Royals,” “Tennis Court,” “Team” and “Green Light,” has shown that she is a true force to be … Read more
A new destiny is opening up before you, promising a whole new era of your life! A new moon solar eclipse in Scorpio will electrify the heavens, bringing a significant focus to how we give and receive in our relationships. Intimacy, sharing, sensuality and sexuality will also be on our minds, as we decide if … Read more
October’s eclipse in dramatic Scorpio promises a wild ride. Unpredictable and erratic, eclipses spark major turning points, and if the eclipse happens to link with a personal placement in your chart, it won’t go unnoticed. And if it happens to trigger your sun, moon or rising sign, you can bet a crossroad, crisis or change with a … Read more