While Earth is shielded from most harmful solar radiation, powerful coronal mass ejections can disrupt satellites, GPS, radio ...

Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

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

A powerful X1.9 solar flare erupted on January 18, launching a fast coronal mass ejection toward Earth. Forecasters warn of ...

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 ...

ESA's Proba-3 mission, made up of twin spacecraft capable of aligning to create artificial eclipses, has captured "rare" ...

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

Solar flares have an enormous impact on the wider Solar System. These sudden releases of energy can cause geomagnetic storms ...

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

The sun released a powerful solar flare followed by a fast-moving coronal mass ejection on January 18, resulting in a ...

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 ...

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