Forecasters of space weather keep an eye on the sun to stay ahead of eruptions of solar material that have the ability to ...

Some 13,000 years ago, the sun emitted a huge belch of radiation that bombarded Earth and left its imprint in ancient tree rings. That solar storm was the most powerful one ever recorded. The next ...

Scientists have uncovered the strongest solar storm ever recorded, striking Earth in 12350 BC — 500 times stronger than any ...

The sun unleashed two huge flares early Wednesday, one day after a NASA observatory captured a dramatic photo of a separate ...

Solar flares are sudden bursts of radiation triggered by magnetic energy buildup in the Sun's atmosphere. An X-class flare - ...

A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the ... NASA/SDO Just hours after the X2.7 flare, the same sunspot region unleashed another fiery outburst — a smaller but still ...

The Sun’s most active region is turning to face Earth, bringing a chance of powerful solar storms and dazzling auroras ...

It's been one year since the historic Gannon Storm lit up the night sky with auroras and piqued interest in space weather.

The sun unleashed two huge flares early Wednesday, one day after a NASA observatory captured ... Wednesday’s solar storm peaked around 4:25 a.m. ET, when the sun fired off a huge X-class flare ...