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  Lights out: could a powerful blast from the sun send us back to the stone age?

  By Carl Franzen on May 6, 2013 12:15 pm + 67 comments

  Of all the issues facing the world right now that the US government is concerned about, the sun may Continue reading…

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  In magnificent solar display, 'fiery rain' loops onto the sun's surface

  By Chris Welch on February 22, 2013 10:50 am + 14 comments

  A newly-released video from NASA serves as yet another example of the sun's majesty. Observing the Continue reading…

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  Turning solar flares into music, for science

  By Jacob Kastrenakes on February 14, 2013 11:24 am + 2 comments

  Robert Alexander doesn't just look at the stars — he listens to them. Using the process of Continue reading…

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  'Explore the Galaxy' lets you travel across the Milky Way from the comfort of your browser

  By Nathan Ingraham on November 14, 2012 04:11 pm + 21 comments

  Google's Chrome Experiments have long provided users with in-browser distractions that Continue reading…

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  Thermal bimetals help buildings shelter themselves from the sun

  By Louis Goddard on October 27, 2012 08:44 am + 21 comments

  Architecture professor Doris Kim Sung has given an excellent TED talk on her work with thermal Continue reading…

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  Watch this: collapsing solar filaments cause an explosion on the sun

  By Andrew Webster on September 5, 2012 01:45 pm + 38 comments

  On August 31st there was an explosion on the sun and NASA managed to capture the event for your Continue reading…

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  Mozilla warns Firefox users to disable Java following zero-day exploit

  By Sam Byford on August 30, 2012 01:52 am + 31 comments

  An unpatched vulnerability in the current version of Java has "gone mainstream," prompting Mozilla Continue reading…

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  Sun: a simple iOS weather app that can be installed from the browser

  By Chris Welch on July 22, 2012 04:55 am + 84 comments

  We're not sure why Sun's developer Jakob Henner would opt against releasing his new iOS weather app Continue reading…

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  US Navy scientists design solar cells that offer improved efficiency underwater

  By Chris Welch on June 11, 2012 01:32 am + 7 comments

  Scientists at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory have uncovered something of a breakthrough that Continue reading…

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  Iranian mobile firm obtained Sun, HP, and Cisco tech despite US sanctions, says Reuters

  By Andrew Webster on June 5, 2012 05:48 pm + 11 comments

  There may be sanctions in place aimed at preventing US firms from doing business with Iran, but that Continue reading…