An M3-class solar flare that lasted about 3 hours created a massive coronal mass ejection. The Solar Dynamics Observatory ...

Scientists at the University of Hawaiʻi have discovered why it rains on the Sun. Solar rain, made of cooling plasma, forms ...

Sunspot AR3234 blasted an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

The Sun has a weather pattern of its own, and one of the strangest is the solar rain that falls in its atmosphere during ...

After a period of relative quiet on the surface of the sun, it is ramping up again in an era of high activity. It could ...

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...

With advance warning, however, steps can be taken to reduce the risks. If an electrical grid is running near capacity, for ...

This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, who found that the positively charged ions in solar flares—one of the two key components of solar plasma—can be ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on Earth, ...