Space weather has seen a flurry of activity this week. An explosive solar flare that erupted Tuesday, just two days after the ...

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The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...

Solar conditions are shifting as fresh solar eruptions ripple through the space environment, prompting forecasters at NOAA to ...

Massive solar flares, graceful eruptions of solar material, and an enormous sunspot make up some of the imagery captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory in 2013 and 2014. A year ago this weekend, ...

“Here comes the sun” never sounded so ominous. The sun is putting on a superheated fireworks display. Our solar system’s ...

For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the ...

People in the U.S. were treated to stunning auroras last week when a powerful geomagnetic storm pushed the celestial displays as far south as Florida and Mexico. The spectacle was particularly ...

This split image shows the difference between an active Sun during solar maximum (on the left, captured in April 2014) and a quiet Sun during solar minimum (on the right, captured in December 2019).

There are many things with spots: Dalmatians, leopards, ladybugs, overripe bananas, and guys with bald spots are all great examples. Another thing with spots is the Sun! That's right! The Sun, as it ...

The Sun has released four powerful X-class solar flares in just two days, alarming scientists worldwide. Experts warn these ...