Solar flare
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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).
By Chelsea Gohd Published
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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.
By Tereza Pultarova Published
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Mega plasma ball erupted from a sun-like star. It was 10 times larger than any ever seen.A young, sun-like star has been observed giving off a coronal mass ejection 10 times the size of anything Earth's sun has produced.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
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Halloween northern lights from huge solar flare thrill skywatchersA huge solar flare from the sun has spawned a Halloween northern lights show that has stargazers over the moon.
By Tariq Malik Published
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Solar Storms Might Be Causing Gray Whales to Get LostStrandings of healthy gray whales increase with the prevalence of solar storms.
By Kimberly Hickok Published
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A Solar Flare '10 Billion Times More Powerful' Than Earth's Sun Blasted Out of Orion's SwordThis crazy solar flare is more powerful than any ever blasted by Earth’s sun.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Stunning Animation of a Solar Flare Captures Its Life from Birth to DeathFor the first time, an animated model visualized a realistic solar flare.
By Mindy Weisberger Published
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The Solar Storm Hitting Earth Today Might Look AwesomeThanks to a solar storm, the northern part of North America may see a dazzling auroral display tonight.
By Brandon Specktor Published
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Monster Solar Flare Marks 7th Powerful Sun Storm in 7 DaysThe sun fired off yet another powerful solar flare yesterday (Sept. 10), its seventh in seven days.
By Doris Elin Salazar Published
