The sun is not quite done with 2024. Early Sunday (Dec. 29), the sun fired off a class X1.1 solar flare, one of the most ...

The Sun has unleashed a set of powerful solar flare that could cause communication disruptions – and allow people to see the ...

Sunspot AR3869 erupted with an X3.3-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks. Footage ...

In the final hours of Christmas Day, the sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours.

It's been a busy year on the sun, as it officially entered the peak of its roughly 11-year cycle of activity, known as solar ...

Powerful eruptions from the sun are likely to interact with Earth's atmosphere on New Year's Eve, causing auroras in some locations.

We explain this extraordinary phenomenon—and why solar flares and coronal mass ejections go together like spots on Dalmatians ...

A festive auroral display may be put on for a lucky few when coronal mass ejections hit Earth on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

This Christmas Day, the skies may add to the festive cheer with a display of auroras, thanks to a blob of charged particles ...

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful ...

The sun expelled a burst of plasma Sunday that’s hurtling toward Earth and is expected to arrive sometime Monday.

As scientists continue to monitor the sun with missions like the ESA’s Solar Orbiter, they remain prepared for both the ...