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  • Huge solar filament collapses and causes Hyder flare

    A huge solar filament, located in the southeast quadrant and stretching across more than 500 000 km, collapsed around 14:30 UTC on June 4, 2014 and hit the solar surface causing a "Hyder flare" – a type of solar flare that occurs without the aid of sunspots.Co

  • Active volcanoes in the world: May 28 – June 3, 2014

    New activity/unrest was observed at 4 volcanoes from May 28 – June 3, 2014. Ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes.New activity/unrest: Pavlof, United States  | San Miguel, El Salvador | Sangeang Api, Indonesia |&

  • Noctilucent clouds sighted in Germany

    For the second time in just a few days, noctilucent clouds (also known as NLCs) have been sighted in Germany, SpaceWeather reports. Although their northern season is just getting underway, researchers aren't sure why these early NLCs seem to favo

  • Impulsive M1.3 solar flare erupted from Region 2077

    An impulsive solar flare measuring M1.3 at its peak time erupted on June 3, 2014. The event started at 03:58, peaked at 04:09 and ended at 04:17 UTC.The source was AR 2077 (S09E15, Cso/beta-gamma) which exhibited growth in its intermediate spots just south of the l

  • Watch near-Earth asteroid 2014 KH39 close fly-by today

    A 22 meters wide asteroid named "2014 KH39" will make a very close approach with the Earth on June 3, 2014, reaching a minimum distance of less than 440 000 km (1.14 lunar distances, 438 460 miles). The closest approach is expected at 20:07 UTC today.This is a