Sunspot AR3767 erupted with a X1.7-class solar flare, followed by an X1.1-class flare from sunspot AR3780. NASA's Solar ...

Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus, the main source of our knowledge of the icy planet, could have come at the same time as a ...

Dubbed the Carrington Event, the flare challenged perceptions of Earth's relationship with the sun, heavily impacting early ...

However, it was not immediately clear in 1859 that the sun and Earth really could be linked, and many thought that the solar ...

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...

Our sun has reached its peak window of activity, called the solar maximum. This is a time when the sun puts out the most ...

Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...

The Sun’s activity is what gives us beautiful auroras – but it also has dramatic negative effects on satellites that go ...

Looked over your shoulder recently? Biting the nails you’ve forgotten to clip? If you’re not anxious about work piling up or time passing by, you should be paranoid about the unprecedented weather.

Are the Northern Lights dangerous? Solar storms in May and October saw intense displays of aurora borealis across the U.S.

The results of a massive solar flare from earlier this week could create more amazing light shows for people in the northern ...