The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting increased geomagnetic storm activity. NASA’s Solar Dynamic Observatory captured ...

The sunspot region designated AR 14098 rotated over the Sun’s eastern limb in late January carrying magnetic complexity forecasters had not seen since the final months of 2025. Within 96 hours of ...

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This was the view as a multi-colored curtain of aurora formed to the south in my sky during the great display of Northern Lights on May 10, 2024. The Kp Index peaked at 8 this night bringing the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A spot on the sun 10 times larger than Earth has been seen ...

Cryptocurrency investors face an unusual danger lurking 93 million miles away. Solar flares, massive bursts of energy from the sun’s surface, can interfere with the digital infrastructure that keeps ...

Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and ...