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Topic: Solar storms

An illustration of the SOLAR-1 satellite positioned between the sun and Earth at its final location in orbit.

NOAA’s SOLAR-1 enters new era of space weather monitoring

June 10, 2026

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An illustration of the SOLAR-1 satellite positioned between the sun and Earth at its final location in orbit.

An artist rendering of NOAA's SWFO-L1 satellite in space orbit next to a image of the sun, and Earth is in the distance.

SWFO-L1, now 'SOLAR-1', reaches final position at 1M miles from Earth

January 27, 2026

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satellite launch

An artist rendering of NOAA's SWFO-L1 satellite in space orbit next to a image of the sun, and Earth is in the distance.

An X9 flare, which can be seen in the lower half of the sun, captured by GOES-19’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument on Oct. 3, 2024.

Five historically huge solar events

April 14, 2025

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satellite imagery and visualizations

An X9 flare, which can be seen in the lower half of the sun, captured by GOES-19’s Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) instrument on Oct. 3, 2024.

Imagery from the GOES-19 SUVI telescope taken October 3, 2024.

GOES-19 satellite shares first imagery from solar-monitoring telescope

October 29, 2024

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

Imagery from the GOES-19 SUVI telescope taken October 3, 2024.

September 19, 2024: First images from NOAA's Compact Coronagraph (CCOR1) onboard the GOES-19 satellite.

NOAA releases imagery from world’s first operational space-based coronagraph

October 22, 2024

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geostationary satellite (GOES)

September 19, 2024: First images from NOAA's Compact Coronagraph (CCOR1) onboard the GOES-19 satellite.

A close-up view of the surface of the sun from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite showing solar activity that occurred approximately 1:40 pm EDT on May 10, 2024.

Strong geomagnetic storm reaches Earth, continues through weekend

May 10, 2024

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A close-up view of the surface of the sun from NOAA’s GOES-16 satellite showing solar activity that occurred approximately 1:40 pm EDT on May 10, 2024.

Screenshot of NOAA’s GOES satellite time-lapse of Solar Cycle 25 from December 2019 through April 2023 alongside the progression of the number of sunspots.

Solar Cycle 25 ramps up: Time-lapse displays increasing activity on the Sun

June 2, 2023

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Screenshot of NOAA’s GOES satellite time-lapse of Solar Cycle 25 from December 2019 through April 2023 alongside the progression of the number of sunspots.

Animation of a 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.

What a severe geomagnetic storm looks like

April 28, 2023

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Animation of a 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.

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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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.

Powerful eruption from the surface of the sun captured on June 20, 2013.

Space weather: Storms from the Sun

June 23, 2016

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Powerful eruption from the surface of the sun captured on June 20, 2013.

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