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

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

Solar flares are characterized by intense bursts of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface. In a matter of just a few ...

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

Solar Orbiter observations show that a medium-class solar flare formed through cascading magnetic reconnection events, ...

Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...

(NEXSTAR) – A solar radiation storm stronger than one we’ve seen in over two decades is in progress, the Space Weather ...

The sun recently erupted with a potent X-class solar flare, triggering a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that is ...