Earlier this week, the number of visible sunspots on our home star fell to zero for the first time in 1,335 days. This ...
The Sun has just unleashed an M5-class solar flare, a powerful burst of radiation that signals a clear uptick in solar activity as the current cycle heads toward its peak. While this event is not the ...
March 2026 could be the best month for the northern lights until the mid-2030s, as celestial mechanics and solar activity combine for potentially potent results.
Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ...
Researchers say a deadly earthquake in Japan and 2023’s most powerful solar flare occurring back-to-back can’t be a ...
Solar flares, the sudden bursts of radiation that erupt from the Sun’s atmosphere, have become a topic of intense scrutiny for scientists. The potential of these flares to disrupt power grids and ...
OVRO-LWA radio data contrasts a quiet day (Sept. 29, 2025) with the hours after the X1.7-class flare recorded at 2:35 ET on Nov. 9. The type III radio bursts, shown in the radio dynamic spectrum ...
LAS CRUCES — The eerie yet beautiful auroras that delivered pink and green nighttime skies across New Mexico and much of the U.S. this month are the result of geomagnetic storms caused by solar ...
A question about solar flares and changing Earth's orbit and what role they might play in climate change from a congressman during a House committee meeting have prompted confusion. During a recent ...