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

NJIT researchers have identified a class of high-energy particles responsible for the Sun’s mysterious and long-lasting gamma-ray bursts.

The sun typically goes through regular cycles of increased and decreased activity, but in recent years, it hasn't been ...

The researchers imaged the active region NOAA 13664, which triggered the strongest solar storm observed in the last twenty ...

SpaceX launched twin satellites for NASA Wednesday that will study how the electrically-charged solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field, creating constantly changing and occasionally ...

Considered our solar system's largest explosive events, solar flares can sometimes be as strong as a billion hydrogen bombs. Those with enough energy output to rank as an X-class have the potential to ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on Earth, ...

A solar sail is designed to capture the tiny amounts of radiation pressure exerted by sunlight to propel a spacecraft to incredible speeds. The advantages are numerous: by acting like a sailing ship ...

A cluster of space weather satellites blasted off Wednesday morning to cast fresh eyes on solar storms that can produce stunning auroras but also scramble communications and threaten astronauts in ...