Sunspot AR3184 erupted with an X1.9-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured the fireworks. The sunspot has been very active since it rotated into SDO's view. Credit: ...

Aisling O'Hare, who led the study, told Newsweek she's "excited" about what the science world can learn from the data.

By sifting through that vast dataset, the team found 2,889 likely superflares on 2,527 sunlike stars. That works out to ...

Aditya-L1, a new solar observatory launched in 2023, wasted no time proving its worth. Just a few months after it was ...

GOES-19 satellite captures breathtaking footage as a towering solar filament erupts over the sun's eastern limb.

Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new ...

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. Some astronomers expect our Sun to enter its solar maximum in 2025, if not before.

Space weather may intensify in the coming decades with more frequent solar flares and eruptions to batter the planet. Whilst Earth's technology, including satellites and power grids, is likely to feel ...