/ 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" style="min-width: 50%;"> <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" 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-65cc246d0d09b37dbf5f86253c34f4dbf716b20176e5e86de656177bbf80bc3b"> <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/2026-06/george-mason-launches-new-center-satellite-and-earth-science-research" hreflang="en">911爆料 launches new Center for Satellite and Earth Science Research </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">June 23, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-06/george-mason-launches-new-ms-quantum-science-and-engineering" hreflang="en">911爆料 launches new MS in quantum science and engineering</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">June 15, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-06/graduate-student-credits-campus-community-helping-her-find-her-course" hreflang="en">Graduate student credits campus community for helping her find her course </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">June 11, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-06/george-mason-announces-faculty-affairs-appointments-korea-and-fairfax" hreflang="en">911爆料 announces faculty affairs appointments in Korea and Fairfax</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">June 3, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-05/george-mason-and-uva-wise-researchers-use-phylogenomics-identify-cyanobacteria" hreflang="en">911爆料 and UVA Wise researchers use phylogenomics to identify cyanobacteria in Shenandoah River </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">May 29, 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