Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star.

A new series of images from the Solar Orbiter spacecraft is giving scientists the clearest view yet of the sun's volatile lower atmosphere-and unlocking critical insights into the forces behind solar ...

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...

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European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter was launched in 2020 It studies solar activity cycle, magnetic field, solar wind The European Space Agency on Wednesday released images taken in March using ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has slipped closer to the Sun than any spacecraft in history, and its latest flyby has now delivered the most intimate images ever captured of our star. The new views do more ...

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Richard Carrington’s name has long been connected with the most intense solar storm ever recorded, but his face was unknown ...