Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most ...

The sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it's also the star we understand the most. As we've observed it over the ...

Our planet was rocked by some of the worst geomagnetic storms in more than 20 years. Triggered by a slew of solar flares, the ...

An international team of researchers tracked the active solar region using the Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint NASA and ...

From communications outages to a brush with nuclear war, solar events like flares and coronal mass ejections have shaped ...

A new solar storm is approaching. In 2025 there were several, but they did not have serious consequences. Now, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has iss ...

Three strong Class M flares were recorded on the Sun. This was reported on December 29 on the website of the Laboratory of ...

Solar wind speeds remain elevated as an incoming coronal mass ejection approaches Earth, with forecasts indicating increased ...

Space weather observers warn that the Van Allen radiation belts are now fully charged after repeated solar storms, raising ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places.

A gargantuan solar flare detected being flung out of the sun on July 23 reached an X14 class, making it the strongest flare of this solar cycle so far. Thankfully for us, the flare emerged from the ...

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