A NOAA forecast has Northern Lights visible in northern U.S. states overnight on Monday, Jan. 19 through Tuesday, Jan. 20, as ...

Earth faced its most violent solar assault of 2026 when an X-class flare erupted from the sun's surface on January 18, ...

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

Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...

A solar radiation storm stronger than one we’ve seen in over two decades is in progress, the Space Weather Prediction Center ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

The sun released a powerful solar flare followed by a fast-moving coronal mass ejection on January 18, resulting in a ...

By tracing solar flare gamma rays, scientists gain new insight into particle behavior that shapes space weather forecasts.

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 ...

A massive X1.9 solar flare and coronal mass ejection lit up the northern skies with dazzling auroras captured by NASA.

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

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 ...