The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are ...

The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long ...

It’s notoriously difficult to predict when the sun will belch out a large solar flare — an explosive burst of radiation that directly affects Earth’s atmosphere.

Currently, the sun is spitting out solar flares like there's no tomorrow thanks ... This uncertainty can cause issues when surprise solar storms catch us out. For example, satellite operators ...

Geomagnetic storms are capable of sparking beautiful displays of the Northern Lights across our night sky. However, there is ...

July 19, 2024 — Space storms could soon be forecasted ... findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's outermost layers.

The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

A powerful X1.3-class solar flare erupted from the sun on 12 September 2024, potentially boosting aurora visibility across the US this weekend. The flare, which caused a geomagnetic storm rated at ...

Through NOAA's Space Weather Next program, scientists continue to work on how future satellite missions will assist in ...