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

A New Mexico State University (NMSU) astronomy Ph.D. student, who was leading a data cataloging project, findings link ...

The chromosphere is a dynamic layer of the sun that is home to flares and other types of solar activity. Astronomers make observations of this layer using a specialized filter, tuned to the wavelength ...

The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar ...

Solar flares, the sudden bursts of radiation that erupt from the Sun’s atmosphere, have become a topic of intense scrutiny for scientists. The potential of these flares to disrupt power grids and ...

The powerful belch of material ejected during a solar flare may be way hotter than scientists thought it was. A new mathematical analysis suggests that the engine driving solar flares is far more ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on Earth, ...

The sun has emitted a powerful solar flare that has the capability to interfere with technology on Earth. The explosive burst of radiation peaked on the evening of June 17, matching the intensity of ...

Beautiful yet dangerous solar flares that erupt from the sun could be as hot as 180 million degrees Fahrenheit, researchers say. That's more than six times hotter than solar physicists previously ...

This was the view as a multi-colored curtain of aurora formed to the south in my sky during the great display of Northern Lights on May 10, 2024. The Kp Index peaked at 8 this night bringing the ...