The far side of the Sun has unleashed a spectacular eruption, hidden from Earth’s view but revealed through cutting-edge satellite imagery. The explosive event was caught in detail by orbiting ...

Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash. Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we're ...

The sun has just fired off an eruption so intense it ranks among the most powerful solar flares seen in three decades, a jolt of energy that has put space weather forecasters and power grid operators ...

A new University of Michigan study offers one of the most detailed pictures so far of how violent sun storms spread across space — and occasionally, straight to our planet. With the help of ...

The Sun fired a staggering X1.9-class solar flare at the turn of the month, triggering a sudden, widespread radio blackout across Australia and large parts of southeast Asia and it seems like another ...

A powerful solar eruption is expected to hit Earth soon, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. A coronal mass ejection -- ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Thermal image of an eruption or flare on the surface of the ...

India is on high alert as powerful solar flares from the Sun threaten satellites, communications, and power grids ...