In 2024, researchers transformed readings of an epic upheaval of Earth's magnetic field flipping 41,000 years ago into an ...

The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on—electric grids, aviation and ...

Anew sunspot is putting on a spectacular show in our solar system, capturing the attention of astronomers and ...

Solar Maximum 2025 is the expected peak of solar activity in Solar Cycle 25, characterized by heightened sunspots, solar ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe has set yet another record by taking the closest images of the Sun anyone has ever seen.

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.

While the Sun appears placid to the naked eye, it is a roiling sphere of ionized gas or plasma, shaped by powerful magnetic ...

The burst was so bright that it bounced off the Moon and illuminated Earth’s upper atmosphere, surpassing the brightness of a ...

A fluffy, Jupiter-sized planet may be triggering deadly flares from its star, leading to the slow destruction of its own ...

Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

An unexpectedly strong solar storm rocked our planet on April 23, 2023, sparking auroras as far south as southern Texas in ...

Dr. Baresi said, “When the Sun is near the orbital plane of the Moon, we can experience total eclipses as long as 48 minutes, ...