Scientists have pulled back the curtain on one of the most extreme solar regions seen in decades, tracking it almost nonstop ...
The massive sunspot that sparked an "extreme" geomagnetic storm in May 2024 unleashed hundreds of other dangerous solar flares, including a hidden X-class outburst, a new paper reveals. The study sets ...
A powerful flare unleashed a severe solar storm that caused auroras and GPS disruptions on Earth.
Solar prominences occur when the sun’s plasma, flowing along the magnetic field lines that the sun creates, forms a loop into space along the edge of the sun’s disk. When a prominence becomes ...
For much of the past decade, Andrew McCarthy has been exploring the universe—albeit from his backyard in Arizona. Using telescopes with specialized filters, planetary cameras, and astro-specific ...
Safe solar observation is achievable through specialized eclipse glasses and telescope filters, enabling direct viewing of the Sun's dynamic surface. White-light filters, categorized as glass or film, ...