/ 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>Bronwyn Longchamp</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 ºÚÁÏÉç are experiencing a stunning and unusual view of the aurora borealis—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 ºÚÁÏÉç">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" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EtpbZ3KRukw?autoplay=0&amp;start=0&amp;rel=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-5c6520222345cd24ec1a960a9f0523038f61757ee168e38d203dbd47b9c6136c"> <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/2025-11/george-mason-alum-mapped-her-future" hreflang="en">This George Mason alum mapped her future</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">November 20, 2025</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-11/george-masons-virginia-climate-center-releases-first-ever-statewide-climate-assessment" hreflang="en">George Mason's Virginia Climate Center releases first-ever statewide climate assessment </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">November 19, 2025</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-11/air-force-veteran-finds-new-mission-environmental-science" hreflang="en">Air Force veteran finds new mission in environmental science </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">November 11, 2025</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-11/meet-mason-nation-amanda-haymond-still" hreflang="en">Meet the Mason Nation: Amanda Haymond Still </a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">November 10, 2025</div></div></li> <li class="news-item"><div class="views-field views-field-title"><span class="field-content"><a href="/news/2025-10/new-smithsonian-mason-opportunity-offers-students-pathway-conservation-science" hreflang="en">New Smithsonian-Mason opportunity offers students a pathway to conservation science</a></span></div><div class="views-field views-field-field-publish-date"><div class="field-content">October 29, 2025</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 Bronwyn Longchamp 114181 at