in that they fired two flares in the general direction of the residence of the Prime Minister, knowing that security personnel were in the vicinity, in a reckless or negligent manner, which was ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday morning when it flew through the atmosphere of the Sun, becoming the closest human-made object to reach a star. The spacecraft was launched in Aug. 2018 ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe launched on Aug. 12, 2018, aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket. The Parker Solar Probe's mission is to study the sun in unprecedented detail. The ...

As we approach solar maximum, the solar flares are coming faster and faster. Mostly, it means Earthbound viewers get more than our normal share of nights illuminated by the aurora. More intense ...

It happens about every 11 years. Solar flares are caused when the sun’s chaotic magnetic fields run into each other, break apart and reconnect. This generates an enormous amount of energy ...

Over the past two decades, solar power has been undergoing a revolution. Billions of panels have been shipped to all parts of the globe. Lined up in vast arrays out in the desert and tucked away ...

This matters because we use a lot of technology like satellites, GPS, and power grids. A big solar flare could mess all of that up. The big question is: Are we ready for it? Solar superflares are ...

A CME is a cloud of charged particles that explodes from the sun, typically in the wake of solar flares, an intense burst of electromagnetic radiation from a sunspot on our star's surface.

"It is unclear whether gigantic flares are always accompanied by coronal mass ejections and what is the relationship between superflares and extreme solar particles," said Prof. Dr. Ilya Usoskin ...

THIS is the moment Celtic and Rangers hooligans brawled and hurled flares at each other ahead of yesterday's League Cup final. Shocking footage shows football hooligans throwing punches and ...

A series of powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun triggered this storm. CMEs often form massive clouds of charged particles that hurl toward the Earth and ...

What are solar flares? They release a powerful burst of energy in a very short span of time, travelling at the speed of the light. These intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation can affect ...