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After an hour of near X-class flare levels, the Sun is calming down (for now). This active region is not finished however, with further strong X-class flares inevitable at this point!
February 2, 2026 at 1:42 AM
After an hour of near X-class flare levels, the Sun is calming down (for now). This active region is not finished however, with further strong X-class flares inevitable at this point!
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Today’s large (X8.1-class) #SolarFlare produced a dense, slow moving eruption – but not the rapid coronal mass ejection that aurora chasers were hoping for. Much of the material falls back to the Sun, dense enough to appear near-opaque (‘optically-thick’) at some wavelengths!
February 2, 2026 at 9:16 AM
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we accept u like that
January 31, 2026 at 12:26 AM
we accept u like that
pregaming kessler syndrome internet austerity
we should go back to dial up
January 30, 2026 at 9:37 PM
pregaming kessler syndrome internet austerity
the millennials are getting too powerful
January 29, 2026 at 8:05 PM
the millennials are getting too powerful
show me the good stuff. show me the cool shit. i promise
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
show me the good stuff. show me the cool shit. i promise
yall im so bored honestly
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
yall im so bored honestly
my ophthalmologist has the goods
January 29, 2026 at 6:45 PM
my ophthalmologist has the goods
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fisher price my first ouija board
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
fisher price my first ouija board
must’ve felt good to let that one rip
The Sun just produced a truly spectacular #SolarFlare! Although its flare classification (defined by its peak brightness at X-ray wavelengths) is not huge (X1.95), the physical volume of the flare is the biggest I’ve seen in a long time. Earth-directed too. What an event – wow!
January 19, 2026 at 7:13 AM
must’ve felt good to let that one rip
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That's right! Eccentric! Popcorn Planet! :)
arxiv.org/abs/2601.00640
arxiv.org/abs/2601.00640
Evidence for a Nonzero Eccentricity Superpuff Exoplanet WASP-107 b Using JWST Occultation Observation
WASP-107~b is an extremely low-density super-puff exoplanet whose inflated radius and evidence of strong internal heating make it a key target for understanding planetary structure and evolution. Its ...
arxiv.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 AM
That's right! Eccentric! Popcorn Planet! :)
arxiv.org/abs/2601.00640
arxiv.org/abs/2601.00640
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The Sun produced nineteen X-class solar flares in 2025, down from 50+ in 2024. Out of these 19, only five were above the X2.0 level (compared with twenty in 2024)! Here is a video showing the top ten strongest flares from last year.
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 AM
The Sun produced nineteen X-class solar flares in 2025, down from 50+ in 2024. Out of these 19, only five were above the X2.0 level (compared with twenty in 2024)! Here is a video showing the top ten strongest flares from last year.
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Last night’s moderate #SolarFlare likely released more energy than the majority of larger X-class events. Why? Flare classifications are determined by the flare’s *peak* emission. Although last night’s flare capped at an M3 level, it continued releasing energy for over 12 hours!
January 12, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Last night’s moderate #SolarFlare likely released more energy than the majority of larger X-class events. Why? Flare classifications are determined by the flare’s *peak* emission. Although last night’s flare capped at an M3 level, it continued releasing energy for over 12 hours!
yummy stinky
This movie shows lysosomes (orange) and keratin (gray) in a cultured cell over 10 minutes.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 AM
yummy stinky
uncanny dark things
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
uncanny dark things
one might know a guy hiding on tatooine
Question for the #exoplanets crowd:
Does any one know where to find an updated version of this plot?
I'm looking for the "standard" exoplanet mass vs. semi-major axis plot, but with an overlay of which planets have a spectroscopic measurement of their atmosphere
wasp-planets.net/2020/09/29/w...
Does any one know where to find an updated version of this plot?
I'm looking for the "standard" exoplanet mass vs. semi-major axis plot, but with an overlay of which planets have a spectroscopic measurement of their atmosphere
wasp-planets.net/2020/09/29/w...
Which exoplanets do we have atmospheric spectra for?
Here’s an interesting plot created by Zafar Rustamkulov (@exoZafar), a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University. He has added up all the exoplanets for which we have either transmission spectr…
wasp-planets.net
November 26, 2025 at 6:14 PM
one might know a guy hiding on tatooine
this has been a good one. nostalgic
Sunspot numbers are on track with the downward trend predicted by our progression into solar minimum.
October 15, 2025 at 1:28 AM
this has been a good one. nostalgic
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Active region AR 14246 on the Sun has woken up over the past 24 hours, producing four moderate (M-class) solar flares. The region will soon rotate out of the Earth-strike zone, but certainly has the potential to trigger much stronger (X-class) solar flare events.
October 14, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Active region AR 14246 on the Sun has woken up over the past 24 hours, producing four moderate (M-class) solar flares. The region will soon rotate out of the Earth-strike zone, but certainly has the potential to trigger much stronger (X-class) solar flare events.
help: what is the right way to pick the right action? (and the right thought and right feeling behind it)
October 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
help: what is the right way to pick the right action? (and the right thought and right feeling behind it)
to settle some precambrian twiddrr bef: ucds are Not common (compared to mid Ms)
September 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
to settle some precambrian twiddrr bef: ucds are Not common (compared to mid Ms)
!botential! bondolences and
! BOBENTIAL Bondemnations !
bor he Bhoughts and Brayers Billennials
! BOBENTIAL Bondemnations !
bor he Bhoughts and Brayers Billennials
September 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
!botential! bondolences and
! BOBENTIAL Bondemnations !
bor he Bhoughts and Brayers Billennials
! BOBENTIAL Bondemnations !
bor he Bhoughts and Brayers Billennials
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#NASAWebb has found the first direct evidence of potential moon formation around a giant exoplanet. The discovery is shedding light on how such systems evolve and why moons could be potentially habitable worlds: https://bit.ly/46xGodN 🔭 🧪
September 29, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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