This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, who found that the positively charged ions in solar flares—one of the two key components of solar plasma—can be ...

The sun has become more and more active over the last 16 years, in a turn that surprised scientists and could affect space ...

Over the past decade, the Mayan calendar has been subjected to close examination and intense debate. Could an ancient ...

Solar activity has been on an overall decline since the ‘80s and scientists were expecting us to plunge into a historic low ...

Have you seen the Northern Lights? They're more than just pretty colors; when you see them in Pittsburgh, there's science ...

Our sun has unexpectedly begun to ramp up its activity, which could lead to more severe solar storms that cause blackouts and ...

Research by university scientists suggests that solar flares may be far hotter than previously believed, offering new insights into the Sun’s behavior. The findings, recently published in the ...

The sun may produce extremely powerful bursts of radiation more frequently than we thought. Such “superflares” seem to happen as often as once a century, according to a survey of sun-like stars, and ...

With advance warning, however, steps can be taken to reduce the risks. If an electrical grid is running near capacity, for ...

On Sept. 24, 2025, NASA launched two new missions to study the influence of the Sun on the solar system, with further missions scheduled for 2026 and beyond.

The sun may be 93 million miles away, but that does not stop its solar activity from affecting the Earth's atmosphere, a new study from Queen's University Belfast as found. The Earth's atmosphere is ...