March 2026 could be a historic moment for stargazers and aurora enthusiasts alike. According to experts, this month might ...

A large coronal hole has emerged on the sun’s eastern horizon. Its fast solar wind may reach Earth, potentially triggering auroras and affecting geomagnetic activity in the coming days.

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 experienced its first spotless days in four years, from February 22-24, 2026, indicating a shift towards a calmer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The aurora borealis may be visible Thursday night along the U.S.-Canada border. (Space Weather Prediction Center) While February ...

Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of auroras and solar flares expected in the coming months, NASA has announced. The sun goes through 11-year cycles of activity, ...

The sunspot patch that caused the early May auroras is again active. Formerly AR 3664, the area generated three X-class flares, including the most powerful of the solar cycle, before spinning out of ...

Once-rare displays of Northern Lights at southerly latitudes look set to continue for the foreseeable future as scientists confirmed that August saw the sun at its most active for 23 years. The sun's ...

The agencies that track sunspot activity say we’re now in peak solar activity, which has a big impact on the amount and southward extent of the Northern Lights. On Oct. 15, 2024 NOAA, NASA and the ...

The sun has seen its most active month for over two decades, with a monthly average of 215.5 sunspots being recorded in August. This is the first time the average monthly sunspot number has exceeded ...

On May 29, 2020, a family of sunspots — dark spots that freckle the face of the Sun, representing areas of complex magnetic fields — sported the biggest solar flare since October 2017. Although the ...