NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a partial solar eclipse. See its view in multiple wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | ...

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: ...

The Sun's periods of rowdy activity may get all the glory, but even in its quieter times, our home star can subtly reshape ...

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's visible disk has been perfectly free from sunspots for the first time since June 2022, suggesting the current solar cycle might be heading toward its quieter phase.

This week, we examine strength from different perspectives. The energetic strength of a solar flare and its effect on Earth. The gravitational strength of dark matter in our universe and its ...

Right on schedule to welcome the new month, the Sun has turned into a solar firing range of sorts this week, unleashing a sequence of strong solar flares that continue to put power grid managers and ...

Space scientists have announced that the Sun has fired four massive solar flares. The outbursts were captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft, which monitors our star’s activity for ...

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class flares earlier this week. Solar flares typically originate from active ...

• Sun rises at 7:10 a.m. and sets at 5:21 p.m. on the 1st • Sun rises at 6:36 a.m. and sets at 5:52 p.m. on the 28th Three bright planets light up the evening sky this month. The innermost planet ...

Skies over Southern Europe, the central United States and parts of Asia glowed with the Northern and Southern Lights, and for a short time, even India joined that list. But behind the beauty lay ...

The Sun in ultraviolet, as seen by the NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory, during two periods: one the recent solar minimum in around 2019, and the solar maximum that preceded it, when the Sun was much ...