Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.

A solar radiation storm stronger than one we’ve seen in over two decades is in progress, the Space Weather Prediction Center ...

Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

The sun recently erupted with a potent X-class solar flare, triggering a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that is ...

A NOAA forecast has Northern Lights visible in northern U.S. states overnight on Monday, Jan. 19 through Tuesday, Jan. 20, as ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

Largest solar radiation storm in more than 20 years could trigger auroras on Earth - A solar radiation storm this large has ...

A massive X1.9 solar flare and coronal mass ejection lit up the northern skies with dazzling auroras captured by NASA.

Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and ...

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...

Aman Priyadarshi Kumar, New Mexico State University astronomy Ph.D. student, didn’t start his graduate studies with solar ...