Sunspot AR4618 erupted with an M4.4-class solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may give Earth a glancing blow. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

Sunspot AR3165 has erupted with several m-class solar flares in a span of a few hours. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in several wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | footage courte ...

A large coronal hole has emerged on the sun’s eastern horizon. Its fast solar wind may reach Earth, potentially triggering auroras and affecting geomagnetic activity in the coming days.

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The northern lights aren’t done just yet, as solar storms continue to sizzle! Between 2024 and 2025, the sun reached its solar maximum, the peak of its roughly 11-year cycle, when the sun’s magnetic ...

NOAA forecasters expect more solar flares and ongoing geomagnetic activity throughout the rest of the month and early March Getty According to NOAA forecasters, geomagnetic activity is expected to ...

Due to the effects of a weak CME and ongoing high solar wind, unsettled to active conditions are possible this evening, Feb. 9, according to NOAA Getty According to NOAA, solar activity is elevated ...

Estimating the mass of a potentially dangerous asteroid remains a key parameter for planetary protection, but traditional radio frequency tracking methods do not allow accurate measurement of small ...

The Princeton-led NASA mission has officially begun its science mission to study the sun and everything it touches. Princeton marked the occasion with a panel discussion, science talks and a reception ...

Magnolia and much of South Arkansas will see a period of warm, mostly cloudy weather with occasional rain chances through mid-week before sunshine becomes more common late in the period.

Residents of Magnolia were waking up Wednesday morning as a thunderstorm system passed through the region. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning for portions at Columbia, ...

When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two ...