There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...
The spacecraft themselves continued to operate normally in Earth orbit during the outage and "no science data has been lost." ...
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 ...
Get ready to explore the powerful forces of nature! 🌌 This solar flare is a reminder of just how vulnerable our tech-savvy ...
A breakthrough in fusion research shows that controlling ELMs is key to achieving stable and efficient fusion reactors.
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 ...
MacPhail’s interest in the night sky began when he heard President John F. Kennedy’s speech in 1962 that the United States would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. MacPhail’s parents ...
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 ...
More strong solar storms are still expected throughout 2025 and potentially even into 2026, giving us a greater chance of ...
Heliophysics enters a pivotal year in 2025 with solar cycle activity, major missions, and a strategic research blueprint ...