This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, who found that the positively charged ions ...

Solar Orbiter has identified the Sun’s dual “engines” for superfast electrons: explosive flares and sweeping coronal mass ...

The star at the center of the solar system does more than provide light and warmth. It also acts as the most powerful ...

Scientists observing telescopic images from Mt. Haleakala on Maui have taken a leap forward in understanding solar flares that sometimes knock satellites off course and out of orbit. The flares are ...

Learn how the Parker Solar Probe's passage through the Sun's outer atmosphere has shed light on the process that creates ...

Coronal loops are arc-shaped structures of plasma that follow the Sun's magnetic field lines. They often appear before solar flares, which occur when some of these magnetic lines twist and break, ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has tracked near-light-speed electrons back to the sun, finding two distinct families generated by solar flares and CMEs.

A technician installs an EXIS instrument onto the solar pointing platform of the GOES-T satellite, which launched in 2022. (Credit: NOAA Satellites) The event marks the culmination of nearly 20 years ...

The Sun emitted a strong solar flare on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, peaking at 9:55 a.m. EDT. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which watches the Sun constantly, captured an image of the event ...

In the blazing upper atmosphere of the Sun, a team of scientists have found new clues that could help predict when and where the Sun’s next flare might explode.