A massive coronal mass ejection (CME) is hurtling from the Sun's far side, setting a collision course for the unusual ...

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...

Three coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are heading toward Earth and could lead to impressive auroras in some northern states ...

Normally only visible much closer to the north pole, the Northern Lights have been seen as far south as New Mexico in recent ...

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of 11 years, but there are longer-term variations that can last decades. Case ...

Flares from the sun’s surface and the powerful pulse of charged particles that shoot through space carry both delight and ...

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The sun is powered by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium, deep within its core. Above the sun's surface, however, a different force dominates: electromagnetism. This force is responsible for ...

The Sun — usually so predictable — is exhibiting some surprising behavior and that has scientists very intrigued. Astronomers had predicted that our host star was entering a period of relative quiet ...

Solar activity, manifested primarily through sunspots, solar flares and coronal mass ejections, has long influenced both the near-space environment and terrestrial systems. Over millennia, variations ...

Back in 2019, a consortium of scientists predicted August 2025 as the peak of the solar activity cycle. But where are we now? The sun is powered by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium, deep ...