New research shows that solar flares are six times hotter than thought and calls for updated sun models that could improve ...

Solar flares are notorious for disturbing satellites and scrambling signals. They can also pose serious risks to astronauts.

New research from the University of St. Andrews in Scotland found that solar flare particles can reach more than 100 million ...

New research from the University of St Andrews has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than ...

The star at the center of the solar system does more than provide light and warmth. It also acts as the most powerful ...

A powerful X-class solar flare from the Sun disrupted radio communications across large parts of the Pacific and the United States on Thursday, June 19, stated a Newsweek report. Captured by NASA’s ...

The powerful NSF Inouye Solar Telescope has just delivered absolutely mind-blowing observations of its first X-class solar flare. On 8 August 2024, the telescope managed to capture one of the most ...

Solar Orbiter has identified the Sun’s dual “engines” for superfast electrons: explosive flares and sweeping coronal mass ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A massive solar particle storm during the last Ice Age was ...

Astronomers have warned of solar storms and other extreme space weather over the coming days and weeks, as an active part of the Sun rotates into view. The activity is expected to cause auroras and ...

New research has proposed that particles in solar flares are 6.5 times hotter than previously thought and provided an ...