Scientists at NASA have found patterns which could help predict solar flares, the most common form of solar disturbances aka ...

“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread ...

For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, ...

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

An X-class solar flare erupted on December 29, 2023, sending a burst of solar energy toward Earth that may enhance auroras just in time for New Year celebrations. The flare, classified as X1.1, is ...

As the sun geared up to spit a powerful solar flare into space, NASA scientists snapped huge loops of plasma leaping from the sun's surface. These spectacular solar structures, known as coronal ...

Oct. 3, 2024 — For the first time, scientists have taken near-daily measurements of the Sun's global coronal magnetic field, a region of the Sun that has only been observed irregularly in the past.

Intense solar flares—sudden bursts of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun—can shoot out hazardous levels of energy strong enough to reach Earth’s atmosphere. Predicting solar flares ...

While it might look like a tranquil yellow ball from here, the sun is actually a raging inferno of intense magnetic forces and violent explosions. So, although all life on Earth depends on the Sun ...

This Christmas Day, the skies may add to the festive cheer with a display of auroras, thanks to a blob of charged particles enroute to deliver a "glancing blow" to our planet following a powerful ...

The Sun sometimes coughs up solar flares, which occur when the star’s magnetic field twists and sends a burst of energy and ...