When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. These processes follow the solar cycle, an 11-year cycle of increasing and decreasing activity on ...

Northern lights enthusiasts have reason to be excited this week as a series of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the Sun ...

Scientists say a train of CMEs could impact Earth's magnetic field Oct. 15–17, bringing a chance of northern lights across ...

After a period of relative quiet on the surface of the sun, it is ramping up again in an era of high activity. It could ...

Researchers discover hidden solar tornadoes that can disrupt Earth's systems - revealing why current space weather warnings ...

The sun unleashed a strong X1.2 solar flare on Tuesday, May 13, within the region on the sun's western limb, as scientists continue to monitor the possibilities of coronal mass ejections, which can ...

The sun unleashed another strong X-class solar flare overnight, stronger than the one that occurred on Tuesday — an X2.7, the strongest so far this year. X-class flares are the strongest and most ...

Sky watchers across America are preparing for what could be one of the most spectacular aurora displays of the year, as federal weather officials issue an expanded Northern Lights forecast covering an ...

A New Mexico State University astronomer and her team can now predict space weather in the sweet spot between two extremes of ...

The AIMS is located in the Lenghu township in northwest China's Qinghai Province, at an average altitude of about 4,000 meters. Despite thin air and a harsh environment, such a site offers ...

The sun is powered by the nuclear fusion of hydrogen to helium, deep within its core. Above the sun's surface, however, a different force dominates: electromagnetism. This force is responsible for ...