A new sunspot emerging over the eastern limb of the sun is putting on an explosive show and it's heading our way. Sunspot region 4136 was recently captured crackling with dozens of magnetic explosions ...

While the Sun’s solar flares strongly correlate with sunspots, observations of more than 14,000 other stars show this is not generally the case.

The Sun’s magnetic field is invisible to our eyes, but it quietly shapes everything from the shimmering auroras over the ...

There is a high probability that Earth will be targeted by a solar flare on Monday due a rapidly growing giant sunspot on the surface of the sun. The sunspot, known as AR3098, is currently facing in ...

Space weather forecasters say strong solar flares could erupt from the sun on Tuesday due to a sunspot developing an unstable magnetic field. Solar flares are flashes of radiation that explode from ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/SDO/Goddard As August 2024 set another 20-year high for sunspot numbers on the sun, ...

The Sun is much more than just a source of light for Earth – it’s a dynamic and complex star, with storms, flares, and movement causing it to change constantly. Magnetic fields govern most of the ...

"It’s an exciting discovery that has the potential to alter our comprehension of stellar magnetic processes." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

The poles of the sun’s magnetic field are fading away. But don’t panic: it’s all part of our host star’s usual 11-year cycle of activity. Over the past couple of years, solar activity—as measured by ...

The sun is a great ball of fiery, electrically charged gas. As the sun advances through its regular 11-year solar cycle, electromagnetic activity on the star's surface gets more and more chaotic. This ...