Solar flares are the most powerful explosions in the solar system, and can contain as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs ...

The M-class flare was accompanied by a coronal mass ejection currently forecast to land Earth with a glancing blow on June 18 ...

A strong M8.46-class solar flare erupted from the sun on June 15, causing radio blackouts across North America. The event ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X2.8-class solar flare and a pair of m-flares that preceded it in multiple ...

A violent solar eruption on May 31 launched a coronal mass ejection (CME) hurtling toward Earth, triggering a rare G4-level ...

An intense solar eruption recently triggered a rare "severe geomagnetic storm" alert for Earth, with the U.S. Naval Research ...

The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...

NASA shares first sun pole images as a Friday solar storm could bring northern lights, highlighting new space weather discoveries.

The European Space Agency's synchronised flight allowed a satellite to cast an 8cm-wide shadow onto its sister craft flying ...

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

"The data that Solar Orbiter obtains during the coming years will help modelers in predicting the solar cycle," said solar ...