We live on a solar-powered planet. As we wake up in the morning, the Sun peeks over the horizon to shed light on us, blanket us with warmth and provide cues to start our day. At the same time, our Sun ...

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

Although an accurate assessment of solar resources is key to ensuring the reliability of an energy yield assessment, most studies rely exclusively on satellite irradiation data. Solar developers ...

The Sun has hurled the most intense burst of radiation at Earth in more than two decades, a reminder that our star can flip ...

A very small instrument has a big job ahead of it: measuring all Earth-directed energy coming from the Sun and helping scientists understand how that energy influences our planet’s severe weather, ...

Solar radiation storms erupt when the sun unleashes a magnetic fury, typically via a coronal mass ejection (CME).

Researchers have pioneered an innovative method using helioseismology to measure the solar radiative opacity under extreme ...