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2020-06-01 Science & Technology

Sun unleashes its biggest flare since 2017: NASA says our home star could finally be 'waking up' from a deep period of 'solar minimum' and entering a new 11-year cycle

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Posted by Skidmark 2020-06-01 08:14|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 ...or just passing gas.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-06-01 08:39|| 2020-06-01 08:39|| Front Page Top

#2 A real global worming?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-06-01 08:55|| 2020-06-01 08:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Shhhh, don't tell the tree-hugging ~~global warming~~ climate change pukes. We wouldn't want facts to get in the way of their movement.

Posted by Clem 2020-06-01 09:13|| 2020-06-01 09:13|| Front Page Top

#4 cycle 24 began in Jan 2008 so it has already lasted longer than the average cycle

probably just waiting for the murder hornets

Posted by lord garth 2020-06-01 12:54|| 2020-06-01 12:54|| Front Page Top

#5 Based on sunspot polarity, Cycle 25 has already started but is still very weak. Currently zero sunspots for the last 30 days. 2020 has been spotless 79% of the time so far.
(Thanks to spaceweather.com for the deets)

Posted by SteveS 2020-06-01 13:00|| 2020-06-01 13:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, that article is so hopeful that we're going to come out of the minimum...but the truth is I suspect this cycle to be very weak. They kept saying a Grand Minimum was ruled out but I'm not so sure.

Posted by Silentbrick 2020-06-01 16:35|| 2020-06-01 16:35|| Front Page Top

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