An uncommon double solar eruption has sent two coronal mass ejections towards Earth, which are expected to arrive Wednesday.

Most of the time, the Earth and Sun’s magnetic fields are misaligned ... Solar maximum is a period that can see a drastic increase in sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections, which ...

A geomagnetic storm watch predicts northern lights across the northern U.S. and Midwest this week, following solar eruptions ...

Even if the specific monthly peak of the cycle has passed, it doesn't mean solar activity is over. Strong solar activity persists for a year or two beyond the maximum date, so we still have some time ...

Solar flares are intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation that erupt from the sun’s surface, usually from magnetically active regions like sunspots. When the sun's magnetic fields tangle, break, ...

A one-two punch double eruption on the sun is offering a slight chance to view the aurora borealis in the Kansas sky later ...

Solar flares are classified based on their strength and fall into five designated categories: A, B, C, M and X. An X-class ...

Solar flares are intense bursts of electromagnetic radiation that erupt from the sun’s surface, usually from magnetically active regions like sunspots. When the sun's magnetic fields tangle ...

In October, the sun's magnetic field reached its solar maximum in its 11-year cycle, according to NASA. When sunspots produce a solar flare, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), which are bursts of ...