Researchers have proposed that changes in Earth's ionosphere could trigger electrical forces that nudge fragile areas of the ...

The sun has just fired off an eruption so intense it ranks among the most powerful solar flares seen in three decades, a jolt of energy that has put space weather forecasters and power grid operators ...

Richard Carrington’s name has long been connected with the most intense solar storm ever recorded, but his face was unknown ...

Close-up observations of the Sun explain how solar flares start, grow, and send high-energy particles racing through space.

Something stormy is happening in the skies right now. The sun has released a “relentless barrage” of solar flares (21 overall) in the space of 24 hours, Space reports – and it seems more could be on ...

NOAA warns of likely G1-class geomagnetic storms on Thursday, Feb. 5, through Friday, Feb. 6, as a coronal mass ejection from ...

The sun is not a static, tranquil sphere of gas, but an active, turbulent star with magnetic fields that twist and snap in powerful eruptions. Among the most striking and energetic of these eruptions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The sun lashes out with a ...

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered that a solar flare is triggered by initially weak ...