When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New simulations reveal that no spacecraft's safety will be fully guaranteed when the next ...

With most solar storms traveling towards Earth at roughly 450 km/s, this one raced through space at around 1660 km/s.

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

On December 8, 2025, the Sun unleashed a powerful solar flare, an event that captivated the attention of scientists and space enthusiasts alike. This flare, classified as an X1.1, marks one of the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A spot on the sun 10 times larger than Earth has been seen ...

Research conducted by an international team of astronomers from  Southwest Research Institute, Aryabhatta Research Institute ...

The Northern Lights were a bit hit-and-miss on Monday night, so what happened there?

On Dec. 2, 1995, NASA launched the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, also known as SOHO. This sun-monitoring satellite is a collaborative project between NASA and the European Space Agency that has ...

For the first time, scientists have observed plasma waves from a solar flare focused by a coronal hole, akin to the focusing of sound waves responsible for the Rotunda effect in architecture or the ...

The Sun looks like a warm yellow sphere with a surface covered with glowing messy hair. The yellow glow extends to the edges of the image, with some regions brighter than others. Many bright yellow ...