Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.

Witness the celestial spectacle as stunning aurora displays, captured in photos, illuminate skies across continents. Delve ...

ESA’s Solar Orbiter has observed a solar flare ignited by an avalanche of magnetic reconnections, showing how tiny ...

ABC 7 meteorologist explains what causes geomagnetic activity and when auroras might be visible farther south.

Some solar flares can result in coronal mass ejections (CMEs) – huge plumes of plasma blown off the sun's corona and into ...

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Federal forecasters are warning that a powerful X-class solar flare could trigger strong radio blackouts and strain power ...

From planet-scorching stellar outbursts to cataclysms so powerful they shiver the very fabric of spacetime, these are some of the biggest blasts our cosmos has to offer ...

Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

The ESA's Solar Orbiter has discovered that solar flares act like avalanches, growing from weak disturbances into powerful ...

A powerful X1.9 solar flare erupted on January 18, launching a fast coronal mass ejection toward Earth. Forecasters warn of ...

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...