The sun unleashed two spectacular prominence eruptions on Aug. 20 — and they may be among the most jaw-dropping events of the entire solar cycle. First came a colossal eruption off the sun's ...

Artist's depiction of a coronal mass ejection from EK Draconis. The hotter and faster ejection is shown in blue, while the cooler and slower ejection is shown in red. (NAOJ) (CN) — Astronomers ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has given scientists an unprecedented glimpse of the Sun’s fiery behavior during powerful eruptions. In a groundbreaking observation, the spacecraft recorded superheated ...

(Nanowerk News) Down here on Earth we don't usually notice, but the Sun is frequently ejecting huge masses of plasma into space. These are called coronal mass ejections (CMEs). They often occur ...

An X-class solar flare and coronal mass ejection threaten to interfere with the most anticipated space launch in over 50 ...

The Southwest Research Institute-developed Solar Wind Plasma Sensor (SWiPS) has been delivered and integrated into a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) satellite dedicated to ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — The northern lights made an appearance on Tuesday night across much of the country. With a chance for them to reappear on Wednesday night. The bright colors tend to ...

It’s incredible to think that the sun, roughly 93 million miles away, can mess with our power grids here on Earth and paint our night skies with ribbons of green and red. But that’s exactly what ...

Artist's depiction of a coronal mass ejection from EK Draconis. The hotter and faster ejection is shown in blue, while the cooler and slower ejection is shown in red. Scientists believe that when the ...