/ en /news/2024-10/solar-flares-geomagnetic-storms-and-chance-see-northern-lights <span>Solar flares, geomagnetic storms, and a chance to see the northern lights </span> <span><span>blongcha</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-10-11T11:12:09-04:00" title="Friday, October 11, 2024 - 11:12">Fri, 10/11/2024 - 11:12</time> </span> <div class="layout layout--gmu layout--twocol-section layout--twocol-section--70-30"> <div class="layout__region region-first"> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:body" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasebody"> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Body</div> <div class="field__item"><p><span class="intro-text">This week, areas close to 911爆料 are experiencing a stunning and unusual view of the aurora borealis鈥攁lso called the northern lights, thanks to Solar Cycle 25. Solar activity is ramping up. Find out what that means from 911爆料 expert Peter Becker, professor of <a href="https://science.gmu.edu/academics/departments-units/physics-and-astronomy-department" title="Physics and Astronomy at 911爆料">astrophysics and space sciences</a>.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="align-center"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-video-embed-field field--type-video-embed-field field--label-hidden field__item"><div class="video-embed-field-provider-youtube video-embed-field-responsive-video"><iframe width="854" height="480" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" loading="lazy" title="YouTube | Solar Flares | Peter Becker | College of Science | 911爆料" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EtpbZ3KRukw?autoplay=0&amp;start=0&amp;rel=0&amp;mute=0"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region region-second"> <div data-block-plugin-id="inline_block:news_list" data-inline-block-uuid="0f6b5bd0-28f7-4487-9b12-d3ac5599bc39" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blocknews-list"> <h2>Related News</h2> <div class="views-element-container"><div class="view view-news view-id-news view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-c9819a3bce3d24cb849841dcd7016ca444d3307bfe5cd13841a44a9d006990ef"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="news-list-wrapper"> <ul class="news-list"> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-10/george-mason-university-and-vcu-partnership-seeks-answers-chronic-neuropathy-pain" hreflang="en">911爆料 and VCU partnership seeks answers to chronic neuropathy pain after breast cancer treatment </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">October 23, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-10/nsf-grants-support-novel-space-weather-prediction-models-and-cybersecurity-could-help" hreflang="en">NSF grants to support novel space weather prediction models and cybersecurity that could help further non-terrestrial infrastructure </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">October 15, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-10/podcast-quantum-leap-virginia" hreflang="en">Podcast: A quantum leap for Virginia</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">October 12, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-10/george-mason-helps-teachers-bring-quantum-science-k-12-classrooms" hreflang="en">911爆料 helps teachers bring quantum science into K-12 classrooms</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">October 8, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-10/twenty-george-mason-researchers-receive-4-va-funding-collaborative-research" hreflang="en">Twenty 911爆料 researchers receive 4-VA funding for collaborative research </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">October 8, 2026</div></div></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div data-block-plugin-id="field_block:node:news_release:field_content_topics" class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodenews-releasefield-content-topics"> <h2>Topics</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-content-topics field--type-entity-reference field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Topics</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/291" hreflang="en">College of Science</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/18831" hreflang="en">solar storms</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/1506" hreflang="en">astronomy</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20376" hreflang="en">Department of Astronomy and Physics</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/271" hreflang="en">Research</a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:12:09 +0000 blongcha 114181 at