The Sun is angrier than expected, but we don’t know why

When it comes to elephants in the room, the sun’s a doozy. It’s enormous; it’s immensely powerful – but for something so integral to our lives, we know next to nothing about it.

BY JAMIE SEIDEL
THE SUN IS ANGRIER THAN EXPECTED, BUT WE DON’T KNO


Our sun is getting moody. Large solar flares are being flung into space frequently. Current sunspot counts are far above official expectations. At the time of writing, the sunspot activity score was 80. But the anticipated peak of solar activity –...

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