Eruptions from sunspot AR3664 have created a geomagnetic storm that is delivering jaw-dropping northern lights on Earth. The ...

Images of the far-side of the sun taken by the European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter of a giant sunspot region makes aurora ...

Sunspot AR4618 erupted with an M4.4-class solar flare causing a coronal mass ejection (CME) that may give Earth a glancing ...

The northern lights could become more active in the coming days as scientists monitor one of the largest sunspot regions in ...

Visible light images from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory highlight the appearance of the Sun at solar minimum (left, Dec. 2019) versus solar maximum (right, May 2024). During solar minimum, the Sun ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A giant black spot has appeared on the sun’s disk — and ...

Solar Orbiter has spotted a large sunspot group forming on the opposite side of the Sun – if it's still active when it rotates into view, it could trigger solar flares.

Brace yourselves, Earthlings: NASA, the NOAA, and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that solar maximum is now underway. What does that mean? Our Sun is reaching the peak of its ...

There are many things with spots: Dalmatians, leopards, ladybugs, overripe bananas, and guys with bald spots are all great examples. Another thing with spots is the Sun! That's right! The Sun, as it ...

On Aug. 8, scientists may have caught hundreds of individual sunspots on images produced by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO). The sun just experienced its first 'spotless days' in 4 years — but ...

Observing an eclipse of the sun is always fascinating, but on March 29, 2025 — when a partial solar eclipse is visible in the Northern Hemisphere — there will be an extra reason to do so. As well as ...