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New swarms of sunspots are so gigantic they could devour Earth wholeTwo immense swarms of sunspots have popped into view on the surface of the sun, hinting at the increased possibilities of vivid auroras and potentially damaging solar flares over the months to come.
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Shimmering 'night spiral' captured above Hawaii is actually a dying SpaceX rocketThe descent looked like a 'flying whirlpool' over Hawaii.
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Stunning aurora glow above Iceland after 'dead' sunspot eruptsA sunspot that "awoke from the dead" last week triggered stunning aurora above Iceland.
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Sudden eruption from 'dead' sunspot could bring auroras as far south as New YorkAfter a dead sunspot hurled a ball of plasma toward Earth earlier this week, medium-sized auroras may stretch even farther south than usual.
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Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of lightA spinning orb of light that slowly moved across the sky in Alaska on March 29 was actually frozen fuel left by a Chinese rocket, according to experts.
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A 12,000-mile-deep 'canyon of fire' has opened on the sun, spitting intense solar wind toward EarthFilaments of plasma escaped from a fiery canyon that opened on the sun's surface on Sunday (April 3) and might bring more auroras to Earth later this week.
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Powerful solar flare from recent sun eruption should reach Earth WednesdayA powerful solar flare has been traveling through space and will arrive at Earth Wednesday (Feb. 2).
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Solar storm may amp up northern lights before ChristmasA solar storm that erupted from the sun on Monday (Dec. 20) may boost northern lights displays around the north pole just ahead of Santa's trip this weekend.
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41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equatorA geomagnetic event around 41,000 years ago sent the aurora wandering for centuries, as far south as the equator.
