The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; we’re experiencing a particularly busy one right now.
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Alfvén waves, first proposed 80 years ago, could explain why the sun’s atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface.
Satellites, space stations and astronauts, aviation, GPS, power grids and more can be affected.
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The sun’s phenomena, like flares, can cause solar particles to enter the Earth’s atmosphere, with material effects.
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