Recent reports of powerful solar flares erupting from the Sun have sparked global attention and woken up conspiracy theorists (cue end-of-the-world theories). This prompted warnings of radio blackouts ...

Spread the loveThe Sun, our solar system’s central star, is a dynamic entity with a complex behavior that has fascinated astronomers for centuries. Among its many phenomena, solar flares stand out as ...

Citizen scientists reviewing NASA data discovered unusually high Solar flare rates, helping researchers better understand the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We are currently midway through Solar Cycle 25, the 25th solar cycle since the naming convention began back with Solar Cycle 1 in ...

Explore the surprising link between solar flares and seismic activity. Are solar storms really capable of shaking the Earth?

Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most violent eruptions. In findings published in Nature Astronomy, scientists ...

Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and ...

Cryptocurrency investors face an unusual danger lurking 93 million miles away. Solar flares, massive bursts of energy from the sun’s surface, can interfere with the digital infrastructure that keeps ...

NASA outlines how Artemis II astronauts are monitored for solar particle events during their lunar mission, including spacecraft shielding, real-time tracking, and onboard radiation detection systems.

An X8.2 class solar flare flashes in the edge of the Sun on Sept. 10, 2017. This image was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory and shows a blend of light from the 171 and 304 angstrom ...