On Nov 12, the Sun’s X5.1 flare from sunspot AR4274 hit Earth’s magnetosphere, disrupting GPS and causing auroras as far ...

If you live in the northern U.S., you may not have to travel further than your own backyard to witness this cosmic spectacle ...

For a few days, it sounded like a scene from a disaster movie: a “piece” of the sun appeared to shear away from its surface and whirl around the north pole, leaving even seasoned solar physicists ...