The event, described by scientists as "very rare, beautiful, and even a bit strange," involved a cold prominence rich in ...

Sunspot AR3234 blasted an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO/Helio Viewer | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Mu ...

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights ...

NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL The number of X-class solar flares — the most powerful and potentially dangerous class of solar eruption — ...

The sun, a searing hot sphere of gas primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, boasts surface and outer atmospheric ...

An extended period of gusty winds is expected in the final days of 2024, with the return of Santa Ana winds on New Year's Day through the end of the week, according to the National Weather Service.

July 19, 2024 — Space storms could soon be forecasted with greater accuracy than ever before thanks to a big leap forward in our understanding of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth.

This new function provides a novel theoretical foundation for predicting solar eruptions by determining whether new emerging flux (NEF) can trigger instability in solar filaments. The study was ...

Throughout human history, volcanic eruptions have wreaked havoc on civilizations ... Here, hundreds of sunstones engraved schist pieces adorned with solar motifs, were uncovered in ritualistic ...

From the superflare's eruption from the sun ... But experts now say that the planet could soon be hit by a solar flare more than 100 times more powerful and far more devastating.