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![Faint loops of plasma on the sun](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/MYwFbwQxeSZ2j6YkX5ZGHZ-320-80.jpg)
Scientists discover the possible origin of the sun's magnetic field, and it's not where they thought it was
By Ben Turner published
New simulations suggest that the origins of the sun's explosive storms could lie much closer to its surface than first thought.
![An image of the sun with four areas circled](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/q8uB3gAK2Q4CdvNragRvyP-320-80.jpg)
4 solar flares simultaneously erupt from the sun in rare 'super' explosion — and Earth could be hit by the fallout
By Harry Baker published
In the early hours of Tuesday (April 23), quadruple solar flares near-simultaneously exploded from across the sun's surface, and there's a good chance that one of these outbursts launched a solar storm toward Earth.
![NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 1st-of-its-kind observation within a coronal mass ejection.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/maYRN9ERbcY68XNNLJJW24-320-80.gif)
NASA's Parker Solar Probe makes 1st-of-its-kind observation within a coronal mass ejection
By Rahul Rao published
NASA's sun-kissing Parker Solar Probe peered into the depths of a coronal mass ejection (CME) for the first time, revealing new details within the violent solar phenomenon.
![An illustration of a coronal mass ejection blasting out of the sun toward Earth](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/r6UvoGpfDM9icmP2TQvv6j-320-80.jpg)
What if the Carrington Event, the largest solar storm ever recorded, happened today?
By Charles Q. Choi last updated
If a solar storm as big as the Carrington Event struck today, it could lead to years long power outages.
![A close-up of the sun's disk during a total eclipse reveals fiery solar prominences.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/c3BBRGNMdezXxHjYgyndph-320-80.jpg)
Enormous explosions may be visible on the sun during the April 8 solar eclipse
By Jamie Carter published
When the moon fully covers the sun on April 8, viewers will have a rare view of the sun's corona, and everything that explodes out of it.
![Looped video footage of a CME launching into space](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KUj69U9wyQdQPez4zaD57k-320-80.gif)
Earth hit by radiation from rare 'double' X-class solar flare, triggering most powerful geomagnetic storm in 6 years
By Harry Baker published
A recent X-class flare, which was split into two simultaneous explosions, launched a coronal mass ejection that smashed into Earth, triggering the most powerful disruption to our planet's magnetic field for more than six years.
![Looped video footage of a massive plasma eruption coming from the sun's far side](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HBwLQEjHr7nsWcxAyMXT5S-320-80.gif)
Mercury slammed by gargantuan eruption from the sun's hidden far side, possibly triggering 'X-ray auroras'
By Harry Baker published
A gigantic plasma eruption from the sun's hidden far side recently launched a sizable coronal mass ejection that slammed into Mercury, potentially triggering invisible X-ray auroras around the planet's rocky surface.
![A large plume of plasma stick out from the sun's south pole](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zkdmQQZrjni7CutTRzt6u9-320-80.jpg)
'A wonderful spectacle': Photographer snaps rare solar eruption as 'magnetic noose' strangles the sun's south pole
By Harry Baker published
A recent solar flare unleashed a massive plasma plume from the sun's south pole, where these stellar eruptions rarely happen. The unusual phenomenon is a sign of the impending solar maximum.
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