The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.

A cloud of hot, magnetized plasma — a coronal mass ejection — erupted from the Sun on Wednesday, July 23, headed off into ...

At these distances, the satellites remain within Earth’s protective magnetic shield and can reliably measure the planet’s ...

July 22, 2025, a rare solar event will provide sky-watchers across the United States an opportunity to witness one of nature’s most mesmerizing phenomena—the Northern Lights. This stunning aurora ...

The northern lights will have a better chance of being seen throughout Canada and Alaska once the sun sets in the state. A ...

This solar eclipse was created by 2 satellites flying in formation, allowing astronomers to photograph the Sun’s corona.

During a solar eclipse, astronomers who study heliophysics are able to study the sun's corona—its outer atmosphere—in ways ...

This stunning aurora display will be visible in as many as 14 U.S. states, thanks to a minor geomagnetic storm triggered by a high-speed solar wind stream, according ...

The newly released images from a December flyby are so detailed that scientists can see explosions and the flow of solar winds.

Discover the science behind the mesmerizing Northern and Southern Lights. Learn how solar particles interact with Earth's ...

Though it sounds like something out of science fiction, space hurricanes are real, and they don't come with lightning or roaring winds. Instead, these storms unfold in silence, swirling clouds of ...