A massive coronal hole on the Sun is sending solar wind toward Earth, increasing aurora visibility in higher latitudes.

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," ...

The Sun is a giant ball made of hydrogen and helium gases. Deep in the center of the Sun, hydrogen atoms are pressed together ...

Coronal mass ejections when aimed at Earth, they collide with our magnetic field within days, setting off geomagnetic storms ...

Researchers have made a potentially crucial breakthrough in solar science that could help predict solar flares with greater ...

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light ...

The best time to view the Northern Lights is from October to March. Tromso, Norway: Known as the "Capital of the Northern ...

Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...

It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that ...

Auroral activity is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light pollution, ...