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Topic: Space weather

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 radiation

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.

Sun glowing in deep space.

NOAA, NASA to discuss solar cycle prediction Sept. 15

September 10, 2020

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Sun glowing in deep space.

NOAA forecasters and researchers collaborate on a satellite data project at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma in 2018.

6 things forecasters want you to know about weather and climate

June 19, 2020

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climate vs. weather

NOAA forecasters and researchers collaborate on a satellite data project at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma in 2018.

Sun glowing in deep space.

Space Weather Enterprise Forum: June 26 in Washington

June 19, 2019

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Sun glowing in deep space.

An eruption from the surface of the sun -- known as a coronal mass ejection -- captured by NASA on June 20, 2013.

Scientists predict sun's activity will be weak during next solar cycle

April 5, 2019

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An eruption from the surface of the sun -- known as a coronal mass ejection -- captured by NASA on June 20, 2013.

The view inside NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the nation's official civilian source of space weather forecasts, advisories, watches and warnings.

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center selects new director

February 22, 2019

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The view inside NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center, the nation's official civilian source of space weather forecasts, advisories, watches and warnings.

A coronal mass ejection bursting from the edge of the Sun, May 1, 2013.

Space Weather Forum in Washington, D.C. July 25

July 19, 2018

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A coronal mass ejection bursting from the edge of the Sun, May 1, 2013.

Sun glowing in deep space.

New report highlights social, economic impacts of space weather

December 13, 2017

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Sun glowing in deep space.

A coronal mass ejection bursting from the edge of the Sun, May 1, 2013.

NOAA space weather experts to discuss threats to critical infrastructure

June 20, 2017

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A coronal mass ejection bursting from the edge of the Sun, May 1, 2013.

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