NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...

That complexity could mean bigger fireworks ahead. With the sunspot now rotating to face Earth, it could pose a threat for stronger space weather events in the coming days. M-class flares, like those ...

Solar flares, blasts of plasma gasses of solar energy might shape the short-term weather on distant planets according to a ...

Thousands of solar tornadoes swirl above the sun’s surface at any given moment. These remarkable photos give us a glimpse at these stunning cosmic phenomena.

Higher solar activity brings more radiation, which can damage satellite electronics and force some satellites to deorbit ...

Experts have advised people to monitor reliable sources like NASA and NOAA for updates on solar activity and space weather.

Pictures of the International Space Station as it passes in front of the Sun or Moon are a bit of a feather in the cap of ...

I n a rare celestial alignment, a solar flare erupted just as the International Space Station (ISS) passed in front of the ...

Andrew McCarthy, an Arizona-based photographer, has captured a breathtaking image of the International Space Station (ISS) ...

Some exoplanets in their stars' habitable zones may be distinctly uninhabitable due to solar flaring. Red dwarfs are known for powerful flaring, and since they're dim and their habitable zones are ...

The clingy planet orbits so close to its star, it triggers powerful explosions of radiation that eat away at its atmosphere.