New solar telescope observations reveal swirling plasma movements on the Sun's surface. This phenomenon, known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, occurs at magnetic region boundaries. These turbulent ...

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NASA’s latest study, relying on inputs from the Solar Active Region Spotter citizen science project, has uncovered groundbreaking insights into solar flare behavior. Volunteers from around the globe ...

A sudden and powerful solar flare captured in real time is offering a rare look at the Sun’s volatile behavior, with footage shared by DudeLovesSpace highlighting just how dynamic our star can be. The ...

In the summer of 2026, an increase in the number of strong solar flares was recorded — their number turned out to be 30% higher than in the same period last year. This was announced on September 2 at ...

Space scientists have announced that the Sun has fired four massive solar flares. The outbursts were captured by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft, which monitors our star’s activity for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A NASA telescope ...

On August 19, 2022, solar astronomers using the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope (DKIST) on the Hawaiian island of Maui caught the fading remnants of a C-class solar flare. Their observations showed ...

Like a toddler about to throw a tantrum, the sun might change its face just before it erupts. Observations of the lead-up to a massive solar flare revealed changes near the solar surface starting ...

This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star. Solar flares are powerful bursts of energy that can, along with other types ...

Researchers say a deadly earthquake in Japan and 2023’s most powerful solar flare occurring back-to-back can’t be a coincidence—but other experts say it probably was. Reading time 4 minutes ...

Three solar flares burst from the sun toward Earth this week, scientists said, and the enormous beams of energy, light and high-speed particles may increase the odds of seeing the northern lights for ...