solar flares
A Monster Solar Storm Struck Earth 14,300 Years Ago
Because of our dependence on technology, a powerful solar storm would be a catastrophe, shutting down the electrical grid and…
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…
Planetary Interiors in TRAPPIST-1 System Could be Affected by Stellar Flares
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, an international team of researchers led by the University of…
The Sun Could Hurl Powerful Storms at Earth From its Goofy Smile
Our Sun is the very reason we’re alive. It provides warmth and the energy our planet needs to keep going.…
Solar Orbiter Records a Stunning Timelapse of Solar Activity as it Completes its Latest Flyby
The sun is currently sleeping. Its surface and corona are relatively quiet as it prepares to ramp up for an…
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…
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…
Good News! Red Dwarfs Blast Their Superflares out the Poles, Sparing Their Planets From Destruction
The stellar flares of red dwarfs are mostly directed from their poles, which is good news for potentially habitable planets.
The Sun is Mellow Yellow Today. Billions of Years Ago? Not So Much
Planetary formation theory has been undergoing a lot of changes recently, with an ever expanding litany of events that can…