After an X-class solar flare erupted, shortwave radio blackouts were detected across the Americas — the sunlit side of Earth ...

Solar wind speeds remain elevated as an incoming coronal mass ejection approaches Earth, with forecasts indicating increased ...

The sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it's also the star we understand the most. As we've observed it over the ...

Three strong Class M flares were recorded on the Sun. This was reported on December 29 on the website of the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy and Heliophysical Instrumentation (IKI RAS and ISSF SB ...

The sun has emitted a powerful solar flare that has the capability to interfere with technology on Earth. The explosive burst of radiation peaked on the evening of June 17, matching the intensity of ...

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 ...

Aman Priyadarshi Kumar, New Mexico State University astronomy Ph.D. student, didn’t start his graduate studies with solar ...

Researchers followed a single solar hotspot for 3 months as it unleashed nearly 1,000 flares, revealing insights about our Sun's fury.

A high-powered solar flare erupted from the sun last week, causing a major radio blackout in Europe and Asia. The eruption happened at 3:25 a.m., meaning that the sun wasn't in the Texas sky at the ...

Earth is facing a double coronal mass ejection impact today, January 3, 2026, potentially triggering G2-class geomagnetic ...

Particles within solar flares may reach temperatures more than six times higher than scientists previously believed—offering an explanation to a long-standing astrophysical puzzle about the Sun. This ...

Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most ...