By tracing solar flare gamma rays, scientists gain new insight into particle behavior that shapes space weather forecasts.

The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar ...

After a calm week, the sun erupted again. A powerful M5.1 solar flare burst from an emerging sunspot region, shaking the stillness of space weather and igniting new forecasts of heightened activity.

A New Mexico State University (NMSU) astronomy Ph.D. student, who was leading a data cataloging project, findings link ...

“This is the longest continuous series of images ever created for a single active region: It’s a milestone in solar physics,” ...

Three strong Class M flares were recorded on the Sun. This was reported on December 29 on the website of the Laboratory of Solar Astronomy and Heliophysical Instrumentation (IKI RAS and ISSF SB ...

The sun is not only our closest stellar neighbor, it's also the star we understand the most. As we've observed it over the ...

Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most ...

A new solar storm is approaching. In 2025 there were several, but they did not have serious consequences. Now, the US ...

Researchers have identified a newly recognized type of extremely energetic particles located in the Sun’s upper atmosphere, revealing a phenomenon that had not been detected before. Solar scientists r ...

Solar flares can be many times the size of Earth and can damage things like satellites. A new study suggests that eruptions from the sun can be even hotter than researchers thought. Solar flares are ...