There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...
An M3-class solar flare that lasted about 3 hours created a massive coronal mass ejection. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the fireworks ...
In December, the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft made the closest controlled approach to the sun of any manmade object.
Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who had previously estimated that such events occurred only every 3000 to 6000 years. The result, from ...
Forecasts suggest that peak solar activity will make aurora borealis displays even more intense than usual in 2025. Here are ...
A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...
At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...
Heliophysics enters a pivotal year in 2025 with solar cycle activity, major missions, and a strategic research blueprint ...
The Northern Lights forecast is looking up in the wake of a series of several large solar X-ray flares, with the nights of ...
The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact ...
The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South ...
The European Space Agency shows how the sun’s activity has ramped up as it careened toward "solar maximum." Data sonification brings solar flares to life through audio.