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Scientists set stopwatch on when the Sun will die and destroy the solar system

When the Sun dies, the Earth could end in a fiery blaze of boiling oceans and razed continents or spinning through the soulless void of space without light or warmth

Daily Mirror · Jan 21, 2022

Are the northern lights caused by 'particles from the Sun'? Not exactly

What a spectacle a big aurora is, its shimmering curtains and colourful rays of light illuminating a dark sky. Many people refer to aurora as the northern lights (the aurora borealis), but there are southern lights too (the aurora australis). Either way, if you’re lucky enough to catch a glimpse…

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2022

Tonga eruption: we are watching for ripples of it in space

The ongoing volcanic eruption in Tonga began in December 2021, but it wasn’t until 5:15pm local time on January 15 2022 that the powerful explosion occurred. It generated an enormous cloud of ash, earthquakes, and tsunamis that reached as far as the distant coastlines of Peru on the other side…

The Conversation · Jan 19, 2022