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Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it's pointed right at EarthA massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is on par with the infamous sunspot that birthed the 1859 Carrington Event — but, for now, it's staying quiet.
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Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surfaceAstrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has snapped a striking shot of a skydiving YouTuber perfectly aligned with the fiery surface of the sun. The unlikely image, dubbed "The Fall of Icarus," required meticulous planning to pull off.
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'Severe' solar storm brings auroras as far south as Florida — and more are on the way tonightThe most powerful solar flare of 2025 has launched a ball of energy toward Earth that could trigger widespread auroras across the United States tonight.
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The next Carrington-level solar superstorm could wipe out 'all our satellites,' new simulations revealNew ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting satellites — and it is a question of "when," not "if" this will happen, experts say.
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Mystery of the sun's mind-bogglingly hot atmosphere may finally be solvedScientists have spotted elusive "magnetic waves" in the sun's atmosphere that may explain why the sun's corona is much hotter than its surface.
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'The sun is slowly waking up': NASA warns that there may be more extreme space weather for decades to comeA new NASA study suggests that solar activity will remain high or rise further in the coming decades, contradicting previous assumptions that the sun was quieting down — and scientists "don't completely understand" why.
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Gigantic 'letter S' spotted on the sun just before a 'dark eruption' hurls a fiery shadow at EarthA giant S-shape structure, around 10 times wider than Earth, recently appeared in the center of the sun, moments before our home star unleashed an even larger plume of plasma that later crashed into our planet.
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'Cannibal' solar storm could paint auroras above 18 US states this Labor DaySpace weather experts warn that a "strong" geomagnetic storm will rock Earth on Sept. 1-2, potentially lighting the skies with vibrant auroras across large parts of North America. The disturbance is being triggered by a rare, cannibalistic ejection from the sun.
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Scientists unveil most detailed photo of a solar flare ever takenRecord-breaking images from the world's largest solar telescope, the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, reveal a solar flare in unprecedented detail.
