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The sun's next solar cycle has begun, 'starquakes' suggest
By Robert Lea published
Even though the sun's current solar cycle hasn't reached its peak yet, scientists have seen signs that the next 11-year solar cycle is already getting ready for its time to shine.

How to recreate a solar eclipse
By Elizabeth Fernandez published
You don't have to wait for the next solar eclipse to learn more about them, not when you can just make your own!

Sun blasts out 2nd X-class flare this week, triggers more radio blackouts (video)
By Meredith Garofalo published
Sunspot region AR 3738 fired off an X1.9 flare as it exited the sun's western limb on July 16, 2024 and caused radio blackouts over much of Africa, Europe, and parts of North and South America.

Sun unleashes powerful X-class solar flare triggering radio blackouts over Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Watch a powerful X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's surface on July 13 and find out how it affected Earth.

Scientists call the region of space influenced by the sun the heliosphere – but without an interstellar probe, they don't know much about its shape
By Sarah A. Spitzer published
The sun warms the Earth, making it habitable for people and animals. But that's not all it does, and it affects a much larger area of space.

New study shows mysterious solar particle blasts can devastate the ozone layer, bathing Earth in radiation for years
By Alan Cooper, Pavle Arsenovic published
The remarkable aurora in early May this year demonstrated the power that solar storms can emit as radiation, but occasionally the sun does something far more destructive.

Solar maximum is in sight but when will it arrive (and when will we know)?
By Ryan French published
We explore the latest solar maximum predictions and look into why it could be a couple of years before we can confidently state when solar maximum occurred.

Are there more solar flares than expected during this solar cycle?
By Ryan French published
We explore why comparing the number of solar flares between solar cycles is more complicated than you may think and why many have got it wrong.
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