Solar physicists have long known that the sun stores staggering amounts of magnetic energy, but the exact trigger that lets ...

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of ...

A major geomagnetic storm is never simply a spectacular sky event; it is a stress test of the technologies that assume the ...

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ESA’s Solar Orbiter discovered cascading magnetic avalanches on the Sun, triggering powerful solar flares and particle storms ...

Solar flares have an enormous impact on the wider Solar System. These sudden releases of energy can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth and radio blackouts too, like the one that's happened in the last ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

The sun showed a witchier face in 2024. Since 2020, its dark, warty sunspots have increased in number from fewer than one per month to over 200. Sunspots are the splotchy precursors of the solar ...

NASA has chosen a proposed solar mission for further investigation as part of its Small Explorer program, continuing early ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter spacecraft is on a ...

When the sun reaches its period of peak activity, known as solar maximum, our star's magentic field will suddenly reverse. But why does it happen, and will it impact Earth? When you purchase through ...