The sun’s activity follows an 11-year cycle, known as the solar cycle, which involves phases of intense solar activity. The ...

Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class solar flare is the most intense type of solar flare and can produce as ...

As the sun reaches its solar maximum, a strong solar flare erupted on March 28, which may enhance the visibility of the ...

After an X-class solar flare erupted, shortwave radio blackouts were detected across the Americas — the sunlit side of Earth at the time. These disruptions, common during intense solar activity, occur ...

Even gargantuan Jupiter, with its whirling superstorms and volatile temperatures, has a soft side. A team of researchers ...

Some U.S. states could be treated with a northern lights display due a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space ...

Credit: NASA / SDO and the AIA, EVE, and HMI science teams, helioviewer.org The sun has once again unleashed a powerful solar flare, continuing its streak of intense activity. On April 1 ...

On Nov. 23, 1946, a rare opportunity offered itself. There was a solar eclipse that was visible in eastern Canada. Covington ...

An international team of researchers from the SETI Institute, Lockheed Martin Solar and Astrophysics Lab (LMSAL), Bay Area ...

Has the sun already reached solar maximum? New data suggests Solar Cycle 25 may have peaked earlier than expected. Find out ...

The sun unleashed a strong X1.1 solar flare on Friday, March 28, as scientists continue to monitor the possibilities of coronal mass ejections, which can ultimately lead to geomagnetic storms ...

We know that the sun has entered its peak phase of activity, called solar maximum. But are we still in it, or is solar maximum already behind us? Let's see what the data has to say. Although we ...