Solar cycle ups and downs continues to mystify scientists

Solar activity is picking up, but not as much as one team of scientists had predicted. "The sun is a variable object and there are going to be some ups and downs," says NASA's David Hathaway. One 'up' he doesn't expect is a large eruption predicted nowhere except in the rumor mill.

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Linda Porter
NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center
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