Solar flares accelerate energetic electrons that escape into interplanetary space, guided by the Parker spiral magnetic field ...

A new study suggests the extinction of Neanderthals nearly coincided with a shift in Earth's magnetic field that let more ...

Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new ...

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite captured the sun blast a "huge rush of mass" that warped the magnetic field, according to the ...

The world’s most advanced solar telescope just unlocked a new level of discovery with the first light from its Visible ...

During a brief but dramatic chapter in Earth's history about 41,000 years ago, the planet’s magnetic field nearly collapsed.

"The instrument is, so to speak, the heart of the solar telescope, which is now finally beating at its final destination." ...

Solar Orbiter just delivered its most jaw-dropping image yet—an enormous, detailed snapshot of the Sun's blazing outer ...

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's largest solar telescope, can see the sun in unprecedented detail. Here is ...

Solar Orbiter pieced together 200 ultraviolet images to show our star’s million-degree atmosphere in all its glory.

Earth's Northern Lights typically dance near the poles, but 41,000 years ago, they lit up skies over North Africa and ...