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

The sun is putting on a show. On Sunday the star unleashed several strong and bright solar flares, including one of the most ...

Multiple M-class and X-class solar flares erupted within 24 hours as an active sunspot released intense radiation affecting ...

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

Space scientists have announced that the Sun has fired four massive solar flares. The outbursts were captured by NASA’s Solar ...

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

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: ESA and NASA/Solar Orbiter/Metis & EUI Teams, V. Andretta and P. Romano/INAF A twisting, ...

An astonishing celestial event has been captured on camera, revealing a solar tornado and a massive plasma eruption unfolding on the Sun’s surface at the exact same moment. Romanian space scientist ...

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

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led ...

Did you know it rains on the Sun? Not water, of course. It's solar rain, which occurs in the Sun's corona, the outermost layer composed of intensely hot plasma. This phenomenon involves cooler, ...

The twisting tower of plasma was spotted in the aftermath of a massive coronal mass ejection. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A ...