/ 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-f687b76e6d634e9a3f81d145bea1a50b345c17538ebb83396b069d3d582f16bc"> <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/2026-03/bestick-twins-reflect-their-time-student-athletes-george-mason" hreflang="en">The Bestick twins reflect on their time as student-athletes at 911爆料 </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">March 27, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-03/george-mason-makes-national-academy-inventors-top-100" hreflang="en">911爆料 makes the National Academy of Inventors Top 100</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">March 19, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-03/clock-physicist-paul-so-boosts-momentum-visual-artists" hreflang="en">Off the Clock: Physicist Paul So boosts the momentum of visual artists</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">March 18, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-03/james-trefil-celebrates-55-years-service" hreflang="en">James Trefil celebrates 55 years of service</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">March 17, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-03/meet-george-mason-senior-changing-breast-cancer-research" hreflang="en">Meet the 911爆料 senior changing breast cancer research </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">March 3, 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