Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An image taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Orbiter spacecraft shows a powerful solar flare produced on May 11, 2024, during a spate ...

The Sun undergoes a cycle of activity that lasts about 11 years, experiencing a minimum of activity and a maximum of activity. The cycle affects more than just the Sun, so it is important that we ...

“Here comes the sun” never sounded so ominous. The sun is putting on a superheated fireworks display. Our solar system’s light source just unleashed four powerful solar flares between Feb 1 and2, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A recently discovered photograph may be the only one depicting 19th century astronomer Richard Carrington. - Royal Astronomical ...

Parker Solar Probe reached "perihelion," the nearest point to the sun in its orbit, on Dec. 13, 2025. Credit: ASA / Johns Hopkins APL / Steve Gribben illustration A NASA spacecraft is making a close ...

This artist’s concept depicts the boundary of the sun’s atmosphere that marks the point of no return for material that escapes the sun’s magnetic grasp. Deep dives through this area using NASA’s ...

We're just over a week away from the first solar eclipse of 2026! An annular solar eclipse will take place on Feb. 17, 2026.

Last month, Earth was treated to a massive aurora borealis that reached as far south as Texas. The event was attributed to a solar storm that lasted nearly a full day and will likely contend for the ...

The sun emitted some of the most powerful solar flares this week, NASA announced. The star emitted three strong solar flares on Sunday, Feb. 1, peaking at 7:33 a.m. ET, 6:37 p.m. ET and 7:36 p.m. ET, ...

Using data collected by NASA's Parker Solar Probe during its closest approach to the sun, a University of Arizona-led research team has measured the dynamics and ever-changing "shell" of hot gas from ...