Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

Solar physicists have long known that the sun stores staggering amounts of magnetic energy, but the exact trigger that lets ...

Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash. Thanks ...

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...

Solar flares have an enormous impact on the wider Solar System. These sudden releases of energy can cause geomagnetic storms on Earth and radio blackouts too, like the one that's happened in the last ...

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Solar wind generated by the sun is probably driven by a process involving powerful magnetic fields, according to a new study led by UCL (University College London) researchers based on the latest ...

Our Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, is millions of degrees hotter than it should be, and no one knows why.

All celestial bodies—planets, suns, even entire galaxies—produce magnetic fields, affecting such cosmic processes as the ...

Researchers have developed a novel technique to investigate the dynamics of the early Solar System by analyzing magnetites in meteorites utilizing the wave nature of electrons. Within meteorites, the ...

Solar radiation storm alerts are active! Discover how this S4-level event triggers the Northern Lights tonight and its impact ...