Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat, a source of life. Plants are coaxed from the Earth ...

Dubbed the Carrington Event, the flare challenged perceptions of Earth's relationship with the sun, heavily impacting early ...

Unexpected solar activity caused Binar satellites to re-enter early, illustrating challenges of solar weather in low orbit.

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...

Sunspots captured astronomers' interest, and with the expanding availability and quality of telescopes, were closely tracked until 1645. Despite huge interest in them, astronomers could find no ...

Researchers simulated the sun’s polar vortices using computer models, which suggest the vortices are likely driven by ...