The sun is an incomprehensibly gigantic, constantly roiling nuclear furnace—but some days are even busier than others. Based on data collected by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, our solar system’s ...

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storm watch covering Sunday through midweek in ...

Scientists studying 50 years of solar data warn Earth may be entering a heightened risk period for rare “superflares” capable ...

The sun has erupted with a moderate M5.7 solar flare and a coronal mass ejection that could trigger a northern lights display.

The northern lights may once again shine over Ohio and portions of the United States tonight and Thursday, thanks to a recent solar storm. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic ...

New research indicates the sun's magnetic field originates much closer to the surface than previously thought, a finding that could help predict periods of extreme solar storms like the ones that ...

Last month, Earth was treated to a massive aurora borealis that reached as far south as Texas. The event was attributed to a solar storm that lasted nearly a full day and will likely contend for the ...

During the Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, NASA will test out a pair of new solar radiation forecasts, developed at University of Michigan Engineering, designed to protect astronauts venturing ...

The regular solar cycle is a mere climate murmur, but sudden geomagnetic jolts are a different story. These high-altitude ...

Solar storms satellites must withstand are among the most powerful natural space events, driven by space weather activity that releases massive energy bursts into the solar system. These events ...