A NOAA forecast has Northern Lights visible in northern U.S. states overnight on Monday, Jan. 19 through Tuesday, Jan. 20, as ...

During a close approach to the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter watched that tipping point unfold in unusually ...

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

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

On May 14th, 2025, an X2.7-class solar flare erupted from the active region AR487, sending a massive burst of radiation ...

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

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

A powerful flare unleashed a severe solar storm that caused auroras and GPS disruptions on Earth.

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

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 ...

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