Solar Storms
The Sun Continues its Journey to Solar Maximum, Releasing X-Class Flares
The Sun belted out strong solar flares two days in a row, as activity ramps up toward the next Solar…
Astronomers See Flashes on the Sun That Could be a Sign of an Upcoming Flare
Using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory, scientists have discovered new clues that could help predict when and where the…
Insanely High-Resolution Images of the Sun Show its Chromosphere in Vivid Detail
New images of the Sun’s chromosphere – the lower region of the solar atmosphere -- have been released, and to…
What’s Being Done to Protect Astronauts From Radiation in Deep Space?
In 1982, author James Michener published his sprawling Space Race novel, Space. In it, he describes a fictional Apollo 18…
Not Just a Planet Hunter. TESS Found Over 25,000 Flaring Stars
One of the beauties of modern-day space telescopes is that the data they produce, which is eventually wholly released to…
Giant Sunspot AR3038 has Doubled in Size and is Pointed Right at Earth. Could be Auroras Coming
Sunspots are typically no real reason to worry, even if they double in size overnight and grow to twice the…
During a Solar Flare, Dark Voids Move Down Towards the Sun. Now We Know Why
Solar flares are complex phenomena. They involve plasma, electromagnetic radiation across all wavelengths, activity in the Sun's atmosphere layers, and…
A Sun-Like Star Just Blasted out a Flare That Would be Devastating if it Happened Here
A Sun-like star over 100 light-years away experienced a massive flare and ejection that would be devastating if it happened…
Here’s the View From Sweden During the Recent Solar Storm
Vivid green and purple aurora swirled and danced across the entire night sky in Sweden recently. The nighttime light show…
Scientists Have a new way to Predict the Most Damaging Solar Storms
Space is full of hazards. The Earth, and it’s atmosphere, does a great job of shielding us from most of…