A NOAA forecast has Northern Lights visible in northern U.S. states overnight on Monday, Jan. 19 through Tuesday, Jan. 20, as ...

During a close approach to the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter watched that tipping point unfold in unusually ...

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

On May 14th, 2025, an X2.7-class solar flare erupted from the active region AR487, sending a massive burst of radiation ...

Solar Orbiter observations show that a medium-class solar flare formed through cascading magnetic reconnection events, ...

For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the ...

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

A powerful flare unleashed a severe solar storm that caused auroras and GPS disruptions on Earth.

Solar flares are characterized by intense bursts of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface. In a matter of just a few ...

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...