NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...

Activity on the sun is not constant; it varies along a cycle of about 11 years. The peak of this solar cycle — called solar maximum — is when sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs) ...

For the first time, scientists have created detailed, 2D maps of the sun's outermost atmosphere. This feat was accomplished ...

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The Sun fired a staggering X1.9-class solar flare at the turn of the month, triggering a sudden, widespread radio blackout across Australia and large parts of southeast Asia and it seems like another ...

Have you ever seen a coronal mass ejection? It’s the eruption of plasma during a solar flare, and new video captured one powerful eruption in stunning detail. A solar flare is usually the genesis of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A spot on the sun 10 times larger than Earth has been seen ...

Many of us were treated to quite the show on November 11-12 as the sun hurled several CMEs (coronal mass ejections) or solar flares toward Earth, interacting with our magnetic field to produce ...

A powerful X1.9 solar flare from new sunspot AR4299 triggered strong radio blackouts, as giant sunspot AR4294 rotates into view with more activity likely. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Scientists have captured an exceptionally rare, high-resolution view of an active region that produced two powerful X-class solar flares—an achievement rarely possible from Earth. Using the GREGOR ...

A spectacular aurora show appeared over much of the U.S. overnight Nov. 11-12 with little notice, and forecasters aren't sure what might be in store next. It's possible auroras might be seen again ...