The sun is a dynamic part of our solar system, and it throws plasma and radiation out into space regularly. But not all of ...

The star at the center of the solar system does more than provide light and warmth. It also acts as the most powerful particle accelerator in the neighborhood, whipping electrons to near-light speed ...

Banner image: Crews prep the GOES-U satellite for launch at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. (Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky) When a solar flare leaps out from around the sun, a small fleet of ...

The National Solar Observatory on Mt. Haleakala recorded this high-resolution image of a solar flare on the sun. According to the observatory, the image is about four Earth-diameters on each side.

The sun has a bone to pick with Earth — and it’s not done yet. A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals across Europe ...

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 ...

Nearly a dozen states in the northern U.S. may have another opportunity to see the northern lights on Saturday, after a recent solar flare briefly disrupted radio communications, according to the ...

The Sun emitted two solar flares on April 19, 2022, one moderate peaking at 9:35 p.m. EST and one strong peaking at 11:57 p.m. EST. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, ...