NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X1.1-class solar flare in multiple wavelengths. See time-lapse footage of the ...

An M3-class solar flare that lasted about 3 hours created a massive coronal mass ejection. The Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) captured the fireworks ...

In December, the Parker Solar Probe spacecraft made the closest controlled approach to the sun of any manmade object.

MacPhail’s interest in the night sky began when he heard President John F. Kennedy’s speech in 1962 that the United States would land a man on the moon before the end of the decade. MacPhail’s parents ...

Tony Harnett, who divides his time between Beddgelert and Warrington, was hoping to find the aurora lights in Eryri ...

Forecasts suggest that peak solar activity will make aurora borealis displays even more intense than usual in 2025. Here are ...

A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...

On January 3, the Sun unleashed a powerful X1.2 solar flare, the first one in 2025, causing radio blackouts in parts of South ...

L1, India’s first solar observatory spacecraft, approaches on January 6, researchers highlight its ground-break ...

The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact ...

The European Space Agency shows how the sun’s activity has ramped up as it careened toward "solar maximum." Data sonification brings solar flares to life through audio.

The sun started 2025 with a bang as it fired off a powerful solar flare this morning.