New ESA simulations suggest that a solar storm on par with the 1859 Carrington Event could wreak havoc on Earth-orbiting ...

The far side of the Sun has unleashed a spectacular eruption, hidden from Earth’s view but revealed through cutting-edge ...

New research reveals how powerful coronal mass ejections may have been essential to the rise of life on planet Earth.

Astronomers have used simultaneous ground-based and space-based observations to measure the temperature and velocity of gas ...

Scientists have finally discovered theoretical torsional Alfvén waves within the Sun’s corona, concluding a decades-long ...

For more than 80 years, scientists have been searching for a special kind of magnetic wave inside the sun that could help ...

No communication or navigation, faulty electronics and collision risk. At ESA's mission control in Darmstadt, teams faced a ...

Solar Energetic Particles (SEPs) are a crucial component of space weather, presenting significant hazards to human activities ...

The sun is a dynamic part of our solar system, and it throws plasma and radiation out into space regularly. But not all of ...

ESA ran a full-scale solar storm drill to prepare for the next Carrington Event - an eruption powerful enough to disrupt life on Earth.

A strong solar flare-up could bring auroras to the far north, and might even be visible in some U.S. states on Thursday.

After a period of relative quiet on the surface of the sun, it is ramping up again in an era of high activity. It could affect your day-to-day life.