For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the ...

Imagine standing on a snowy mountain ridge. A single fracture forms in the ice crust, or a small patch of heavy snow shifts ...

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

Solar flares are characterized by intense bursts of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface. In a matter of just a few ...

Solar Orbiter observations show that a medium-class solar flare formed through cascading magnetic reconnection events, ...

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

The planet is experiencing the most powerful solar event since 2003—and it's bringing spectacular Northern Lights.

Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A New Mexico State University (NMSU) astronomy Ph.D. student, who was leading a data cataloging ...

The sun recently erupted with a potent X-class solar flare, triggering a fast-moving coronal mass ejection (CME) that is ...

Earth's magnetic field was struck by a "severe" solar storm Monday (Jan. 19), triggering vibrant auroras in the U.S. and ...