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NASA and NOAA: The sun has reached the peak of the solar cycle and will continue to operate strongly for the next two years

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NASA and NOAA forecasts indicate an increase in solar activity, increasing the risk of space weather and affecting satellites, communications and the aurora borealis
A close-up of the intense X7.1 solar flare on October 1, 2024, by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credit: NASA/SDO

A strong solar flare was recorded on October 1, 2024

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NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) has recorded one of the strongest outbursts in the current solar cycle, with the potential to impact technological systems on Earth and in space
The nearby star V889 Hercules rotates fastest at about 40 degrees latitude. This unusual rotation profile challenges established stellar models. Credit: Jani Närhi, University of Helsinki

Strange star amazes astronomers: V889 Hercules breaks the laws of rotation of stars

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The sun rotates fastest at the equator and the rate of rotation slows down at higher latitudes, while in the polar regions it is the slowest. But a nearby Sun-like star, V889 Hercules in the Hercules group 115 light years away
Sunspot up close. Photo: NASA

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