Sun

At https://spaceweather.com .. for November 12th. Thew forecast was that three CMEs would lead to extensive  aurora across the US. The first two, bumping each other along, did produce the goodies. Aurora seen over Florida and all points north. The third one was not a full face Earth CME and struck a glancing blow. So, no extraordinary CMEs, but the Sun remains very active. Weather forecasts in the UK are predicting snow across Scotland and northern England next week. Will that turn 0ut to be true?

At https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/11/the-sun-hidden-side-scientists-unlocked-it/ … one of those claims one may take with a pinch of salt. Further research is seeking to unlock the Sun’s magnetic behaviour. Findings from the Solar Orbiter mission have been looking at the Sun’s poles. The idea is to better understand the Sun’s 11 year magnetic cycle. Super granules. Not your ordinary granules – but super. These are large cell like structures on the surface of the Sun. Super granules play an important role, we are told, involving a tracer that reveals details about magnetic flow. They move  magnetic material from the equator to the poles [on the Sun].

At https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/11/esos-laser-trials-hidden-cosmic-mysteries/ … the European Southern Observatory, or ESO for short, is situated in Chile. It has launched 4 lasers into the sky. This is described as a leap in technology that will revolutionise the way distant cosmic phenomena is observed by astronomers. Basically, artificial stars are created by the lasers and these allow astronomers to confine light from multiple telescopes for a better resolution. The artificial stars serve as reference points in order to correct atmospheric distortion. Very clever technological update.