Latest about The Sun
Are we underestimating the threat of solar storms? A 'once-in-a-thousand-year' disaster is worth considering, scientists say
A new study suggests the most extreme solar storms to strike Earth could have greater impacts on satellites, power grids and communications than previously thought.
The sun's atmosphere is way hotter than its surface. Scientists may finally know why
NASA's Parker Solar Probe has found charged grains of dust being carried on magnetic plasma waves in the Sun's outer atmosphere, providing a new clue to the mystery of the Sun's corona is so hot.
Scientists find strange changes on sun hours before a powerful X9 solar flare: 'I was not expecting what I found'
These results could benefit space weather forecasts.
Unusual red northern lights over Japan suggest some solar storms are stronger than we thought
"I was really surprised because I didn't expect such tall auroras to appear even during moderately intense storms."
Solar activity makes space junk crash to Earth faster
Scientists studied how space junk moved in orbit over a 36-year span, finding that increased solar activity caused it to fall to Earth faster.
Sun unleashes 2 colossal X-flares within 7 hours of each other, knocking out radio signals on Earth
The twin eruptions briefly disrupted radio signals across the dayside of Earth.
What will happen when our sun starts dying? These 'stellar archaeologists' may have found a clue
Acting as stellar archaeologists, scientists have found fossilized magnetism on long-dead white dwarf stars, which may help to explain how stars evolve.
Solar wind travels up to 4 times faster than expected, eclipse spacecraft reveals
"In the inner corona, a region very difficult to observe, we saw slow solar wind gusts moving three to four times faster than expected."
