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

Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of the sun's magnetic field reversal and investigate the effects it could have on Earth. Related: How a giant sunspot unleashed solar storms that spawned ...

Skygazers in the northern region of the US and Canada might catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights as soon as tonight and ...

The sunspots are the visible evidence of the solar magnetic field changing its polarity, and appear as darker areas where there is a greater strength of magnetic flux in the sun’s photosphere.

Last spring, the strongest geomagnetic storm in two decades slammed Earth, producing light displays across the Northern ...

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

Sunspot numbers are usually high for a couple ... and within it the solar wind particles course along magnetic field lines that channel their movements. The eye-catching computer graphics Deehr ...

Aurora chasers and night sky enthusiasts get ready – the stars could align for you to have quite the cosmic show this weekend ...

Thus a change in the number and location of sunspots reveals changes in the magnetic field of the Sun. It turns out that what’s behind the solar cycle is these periodic changes in the Sun’s ...

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 ...