Did you see those red blotchy areas around the sun during Monday's total solar eclipse? Those are called solar prominences. Though they look like they could be made of fire, they are actually ...

During the total solar eclipse, skywatchers saw ruby-colored prominences sticking out of the moon's shadow. Here's the science of those red dots This article is part of a special report on the total ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Many people saw it during Monday’s total solar eclipse. Some kind of reddish-pink appendage poking out from the bottom of the moon. It looked kind of like an upside-down V. But what ...

On Feb. 22, 2022, a gigantic solar prominence formed on the surface of the sun, blasting a large coronal mass ejection (CME) into space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

A massive wall of falling plasma, known as a polar crown prominence, was recently captured in a stunningly-detailed new photo of the sun. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A large solar prominence (bottom right) bursts from the sun while a plasma tornado (top right) ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. — An eclipse mystery has been solved. Millions of viewers already got to experience the rare celestial event of the eclipse on Monday, but some more observant viewers could see red ...

If you were watching the 2024 solar eclipse, you might have noticed a burst of red at the bottom of the moon. What was it? Turns out, it was something called a solar prominence. Stream NBC 5 for free, ...

"The Beast" stretched more than 100,000 miles across, making it more than 13 times wider than Earth. (Image credit: Simon Metcalfe) The Beast is a solar prominence — a "bright feature extending ...

A giant solar tornado and a massive plasma eruption were just raging on the surface of the sun at the same time — and a researcher has captured both in one spectacular image. Although the solar events ...

Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena. The entire disc of the sun captured on ...