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The Sun influences many aspects of our society and environment, including short-wave radio communications, navigation, satellites, space exploration, electrical power transmission, geomagnetic prospecting, gas pipeline monitoring, etc. To see what the Sun is doing today, please visit the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC).