By tracing solar flare gamma rays, scientists gain new insight into particle behavior that shapes space weather forecasts.
The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar ...
Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most ...
Space weather can be a silent threat, its effects often invisible until disaster strikes. Yet, as humanity grows more dependent on satellites for everything from communication to navigation, ...
The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
What processes are responsible for heating solar flares and what dangers do they pose to Earth? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as an ...
No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA's mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a scenario unlike any before: a solar storm of extreme magnitude. Fortunately, ...
This glimpse of the northern lights was captured in Missouri on November 11, 2025. Smuckola, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A massive solar flare unleashed November 11 was one of the strongest on ...
The invisible forces erupting from our Sun create a chaotic environment extending far beyond what most people imagine. Space ...
The sun is not a static, tranquil sphere of gas, but an active, turbulent star with magnetic fields that twist and snap in powerful eruptions. Among the most striking and energetic of these eruptions ...