September 25, 2009 — The size of the hole in stratospheric ozone that develops over Antarctica at this time each year appears to have stabilized, according to satellite observations.
July 31, 2009 —In the sequence of images from Japan’s MTSAT-1R satellite, the dark shadow cast when the Moon passed briefly in front of the Sun can be seen giving a glancing blow to the Earth.
July 10, 2009 — A nearly two-year “drought” of sunspots during an unusually long pause between sunspot cycles appears to have ended. A new dark cluster has grown to be nearly as wide as Jupiter.
May 8, 2009 —The sun has continued to be mainly free of sunspots over the past few months, puzzling solar observers and actually allowing Earth to cool in an otherwise warming climate.
Nov. 14, 2008
New sunspot cycle begins after an eerie calm for several months.
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June 20, 2008
The healing of the ozone hole is likely to affect Earth's surface climate.
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A Calmer Sun Predicted for Several Years - May 15, 2009
Old and New Sunspot Cycles Overlap - May 8, 2009
Solar Activity Stuck In a Rut: Earth Cools - April 10, 2009
Solar Activity May Affect Bizarre Dreaming - April 3, 2009
New Sunspot Cycle Finnally Begins - November 14, 2008
Solar Wind Reaches 50-Year Low - September 26, 2008
A Nearly Sunspot-Free August - September 5, 2008
Filling Ozone Hole Will Change Surface Climate - June 20,2008
Unusual Absence of Sunspots Sparks Climate Concerns - June 13, 2008
Early Solar Spring Heralds Powerful Geomagnetic Storms - January 11, 2008
NASA Discovers Sunniest Spots on Earth - November 30, 2007
Antarctic Ozone Hole Shrinks in 2007 - October 5, 2007
Antarctic Ozone Hole Forms Unusually Early - August 21, 2007
Solar Cycle Now at Lowest Level of Activity - July 27, 2007
Next Solar Cycle Predictions - March 23, 2007
Solar Storm Causes Auroras and Radio Blackouts - December 22, 2006
Solar Storm Rushes Toward Earth - December 15, 2006
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