/ 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 91°µĶų are experiencing a stunning and unusual view of the aurora borealisā€”also called the northern lights, thanks to Solar Cycle 25. Solar activity is ramping up. Find out what that means from George Mason expert Peter Becker, professor of <a href="https://science.gmu.edu/academics/departments-units/physics-and-astronomy-department" title="Physics and Astronomy at 91°µĶų">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-09130ff155bd4576173c7b64c7bb0ac13f08125b0c74d69c62deca0884cc9506"> <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-announces-faculty-affairs-appointments-korea-and-fairfax" hreflang="en">George Mason 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">George Mason 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> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-05/george-mason-capitol-hill-how-environmental-policy-training-shaped-one-graduates-path" hreflang="en">From George Mason to Capitol Hill: How environmental policy training shaped one graduateā€™s path</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">May 29, 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-sends-record-number-students-national-conference-undergraduate-research" hreflang="en">George Mason sends record number of students to National Conference on Undergraduate Research </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">May 26, 2026</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2026-05/student-speaker-saniya-darediyas-remarks" hreflang="en">Student speaker Saniya Darediya's remarks</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">May 14, 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