Earth's atmosphere is much more sensitive to ripples of radiation from the sun than scientists previously believed, new ...

Aditya-L1, a new solar observatory launched in 2023, wasted no time proving its worth. Just a few months after it was ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time ...

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Sunspot AR3767 erupted with a X1.7-class solar flare, followed by an X1.1-class flare from sunspot AR3780. NASA's Solar ...

These extra perspectives on the sun help reveal details of the solar surface, magnetic field and plasma that are otherwise invisible, informing our predictions for space weather and solar flares.

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

Five years into its mission, Solar Orbiter stuns again with this detailed view of the Sun. What you see is the Sun’s million-degree hot atmosphere, called the corona, as it looks in ultraviolet ...

The world's largest solar telescope has gained a powerful new "eye" that promises deeper views into the workings of our sun than ever before, scientists announced on Thursday (April 24).

These extra perspectives on the sun help reveal details of the solar surface, magnetic field and plasma that are otherwise invisible, informing our predictions for space weather and solar flares.

Solar Orbiter began routine science operations in 2021 and has since looped ever closer to the Sun, stealing bits of speed ...

As part of the technical commissioning, the first images of the Sun have now been taken with VTF. Researchers refer to this milestone as a technical first light. "The Inouye Solar Telescope was ...