2000 ⟶ Bastille Day Solar Flare Causes Geomagnetic Storm
July 14: A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Da...
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☀️ Bastille Day Solar Flare Causes Geomagnetic Storm
July 14: A powerful solar flare, later named the Bastille Day event, causes a geomagnetic storm on Earth.⟶
AstronomySpaceEarth Science
🪐 Dwarf Planet Eris Discovered
July 29: Michael E. Brown confirms the discovery of the dwarf planet Eris.⟶
AstronomyPlanetary ScienceSolar SystemSpace ExplorationKuiper Belt
United States📡 Astronomers Detect Possible Radio Signal from Proxima Centauri
December 18: Media outlets report that astronomers have detected a radio signal, BLC1, apparently from the direction of Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun.⟶
AstronomySpace ExplorationAstrobiology
🔭 Jupiter and Saturn's Closest Conjunction Since 1623
December 21: A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623.⟶
AstronomyPlanetsCelestial EventsSpaceObservational AstronomyScientific Observation