Crimson auroras, typically unseen so far south, illuminated the skies of Ladakh's Hanle Dark Sky Reserve on January 19-20.

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led ...

The curious minds at What If explore how solar flares could destroy all our technology instantly, revealing electromagnetic effects, communication collapse, and disaster scenarios.

NASA researchers show that artificial intelligence can anticipate solar flare buildups by tracking subtle changes across the ...

A major flare-up affected an aircraft’s data and control; the solution was so easy that it almost makes no sense.

Eight students from a solar physics research group led by Juie Shetye, New Mexico State University astronomy assistant ...

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

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

A European Space Agency spacecraft has captured the most detailed account ever of a solar flare igniting in real time, and it ...

Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and ...

NASA explained that the flare was classified as an X1.9 flare. X-class flares are the most powerful type of solar flares. The number 1.9 shows how strong the flare was within this highest category.

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