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Screenshot of GOES East observing the Vernal Equinox as the seasons shift.

Spring is here: NOAA satellite animation captures vernal equinox

March 20, 2024

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Screenshot of GOES East observing the Vernal Equinox as the seasons shift.

Total solar eclipse banner: April 8, 2024.

Interactive map: Gauge the best spot to see the spring solar eclipse

February 5, 2024

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Total solar eclipse banner: April 8, 2024.

X5.0 solar flare (R3 Strong Radio Blackout) from NOAA/SWPC Region 3536, which occurred on 12/31/23.The flare was the largest observed since September 10, 2017, when an X8.2 flare occurred. Each sunspot is about the same size as the diameter of Earth, or even larger.

What to expect from the peak of Solar Cycle 25

January 19, 2024

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X5.0 solar flare (R3 Strong Radio Blackout) from NOAA/SWPC Region 3536, which occurred on 12/31/23.The flare was the largest observed since September 10, 2017, when an X8.2 flare occurred. Each sunspot is about the same size as the diameter of Earth, or even larger.

Photo showing Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for Space Weather Research-to-Operations-to-Research Collaboration, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2023. Left to right: NASA Nicola Fox, Ph.D., NOAA Ken Graham, NOAA Stephen Volz, Ph.D., NSF Timothy Patten, Ph.D. (on behalf of Alexandra Isern, Ph.D.), DAF Major General Mark Slocum (on behalf of Lieutenant General James C. Slife), and DAF Dr Joel Mozer (on behalf of Lisa Costa, Ph.D.).

New path for space weather collaboration among federal agencies

December 8, 2023

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Photo showing Signing of the Memorandum of Agreement for Space Weather Research-to-Operations-to-Research Collaboration, Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C., Dec. 7, 2023. Left to right: NASA Nicola Fox, Ph.D., NOAA Ken Graham, NOAA Stephen Volz, Ph.D., NSF Timothy Patten, Ph.D. (on behalf of Alexandra Isern, Ph.D.), DAF Major General Mark Slocum (on behalf of Lieutenant General James C. Slife), and DAF Dr Joel Mozer (on behalf of Lisa Costa, Ph.D.).

An artist's rendering of solar winds colliding with Earth's magnetic field.

Government, industry leaders meet to prepare U.S. for looming space weather threats

June 15, 2023

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media teleconference

An artist's rendering of solar winds colliding with Earth's magnetic field.

Photo showing severe geomagnetic storm (G4) on Earth April 23. The G4 storm was caused by a filament eruption on the sun associated with a solar flare. The event was captured by the Solar Ultraviolet Imager on NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite at 2:12 p.m. EDT April 21, 2023.

Severe geomagnetic storm hits Earth, aurora may be visible as far south as Alabama

April 24, 2023

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Photo showing severe geomagnetic storm (G4) on Earth April 23. The G4 storm was caused by a filament eruption on the sun associated with a solar flare. The event was captured by the Solar Ultraviolet Imager on NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite at 2:12 p.m. EDT April 21, 2023.

A view of the northern lights from the Minnesota wetlands.

NOAA forecasts strong geomagnetic storm after several eruptions on the Sun

August 16, 2022

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A view of the northern lights from the Minnesota wetlands.

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured the eruption, the white area near the top and center of the image, that occurred around 7:29 a.m. EDT on March 28.

NOAA forecasts strong solar storm after two eruptions on the Sun

March 30, 2022

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media teleconference

NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite captured the eruption, the white area near the top and center of the image, that occurred around 7:29 a.m. EDT on March 28.

NOAA's GOES-16 Solar Ultraviolet Imager captured an image of the solar flare at 11:35 a.m. EDT on October 28, 2021.

NOAA forecasts strong solar storm, space weather experts available for interviews

October 29, 2021

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NOAA's GOES-16 Solar Ultraviolet Imager captured an image of the solar flare at 11:35 a.m. EDT on October 28, 2021.

Solar minimum - the period when the sun is least active - is seen in this image from the Solar Ultraviolet Imager aboard NOAA's GOES-East satellite on Dec. 15, 2019. Scientists at NOAA and NASA have officially determined and announced (September 15, 2020) that we are now in Solar Cycle 25, which started in December 2019.

It's official: Solar Cycle 25 began December 2019 and will peak in 2025

September 15, 2020

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Solar minimum - the period when the sun is least active - is seen in this image from the Solar Ultraviolet Imager aboard NOAA's GOES-East satellite on Dec. 15, 2019. Scientists at NOAA and NASA have officially determined and announced (September 15, 2020) that we are now in Solar Cycle 25, which started in December 2019.

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