NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the blast that caused "a strong shortwave radio blackout over South America," ...
Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who had previously estimated that such events occurred only every 3000 to 6000 years. The result, from ...
MacPhail’s interest in the night sky began when he heard President John F. Kennedy’s speech in 1962 that the United States would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. MacPhail’s parents ...
Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...
A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...
At the start of this new year, we look back at close-up pictures and solar flare data recorded by the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...
More strong solar storms are still expected throughout 2025 and potentially even into 2026, giving us a greater chance of ...
Heliophysics enters a pivotal year in 2025 with solar cycle activity, major missions, and a strategic research blueprint ...
On January 3, the Sun unleashed a powerful X1.2 solar flare, the first one in 2025, causing radio blackouts in parts of South ...
The Northern Lights forecast is looking up in the wake of a series of several large solar X-ray flares, with the nights of ...
L1, India’s first solar observatory spacecraft, approaches on January 6, researchers highlight its ground-break ...
The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact ...