With the Sun still in an active phase there could be more spectacular Northern light displays in the year ahead.

The region was not considered a major concern by space weather specialists, and yet it produced a large M4-class solar flare at about 2239 UTC on December 28, according to SpaceWeather.com. The blast ...

The sun is not a static, tranquil sphere of gas, but an active, turbulent star with magnetic fields that twist and snap in powerful eruptions. Among the most striking and energetic of these eruptions ...

New SwRI-led research connects circular flare ribbons, as observed with by Swedish 1-m Solar Telescope during the M4.7-class solar flare on May 3, 2023, with energy released by repeated bursts of ...

The alignment of the Sun and Earth during the spring and autumn equinoxes can slightly increase activity, known as the ...

The clearest pictures ever taken of a solar flare have been taken by the world's largest solar telescope. Record-breaking images from the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii reveal a flare four ...

Plasma astrophysicists at KU Leuven have created the first self-consistent simulation of the physical processes that occur during a solar flare. The researchers used Flemish supercomputers and a new ...

The Sun looks like a warm yellow sphere with a surface covered with glowing messy hair. The yellow glow extends to the edges of the image, with some regions brighter than others. Many bright yellow ...

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