Space weather refers to the environmental conditions in space influenced by the Sun. Solar flares are a critical component, ...

The team’s research uses pulsed laser deposition to create optical components for spacecraft observatories that observe the ...

A powerful solar flare unleashed by the Sun on Sunday caused a radio blackout across parts of the Pacific Ocean, the US ...

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Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

The famous groundhog has predicted six more weeks of winter! This might not be what we Cornellians wanted to hear. Winter has already been brutal enough, after all, but at least we will get six more ...

The sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are ...

A strong X2 solar flare could cause radio blackouts and enhance northern lights visibility in the US, NOAA reports.

The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission will be the first to image the sun’s corona - also known ...

With the colors dancing and lighting up the sky, the northern lights are a special event. Though happening more often right now due to the maximum, they are a treat to see and a special part of the ...

New observations made by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a chaotic and perpetual light show occurring at the ...

Observations revealed ongoing fireworks featuring short bursts and longer flares. Imagine solar flares, but magnified to an ...