A powerful solar flare recently occurred, but fortunately, it did not have a significant impact on Earth. However, it serves ...

Solar activity has been on an overall decline since the ‘80s and scientists were expecting us to plunge into a historic low ...

With advance warning, however, steps can be taken to reduce the risks. If an electrical grid is running near capacity, for ...

A new study reveals solar flares can reach a staggering 108 million degrees Fahrenheit, six times hotter than previously ...

Solar flares heat ions much more strongly than electrons. The finding offers a new explanation for spectral line broadening. Recent work from the Andrews suggests that particles in solar flares can ...

This is the conclusion of researchers from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, who found that the positively charged ions in solar flares—one of the two key components of solar plasma—can be ...

Have you seen the Northern Lights? They're more than just pretty colors; when you see them in Pittsburgh, there's science ...

Solar flares are intense bursts of light and particles from the sun. While they can pose hazards for things like satellites, these flares are also beautiful, dramatic and incredibly hot. NPR's Nell ...

Scientists from the University of St Andrews have discovered that ions in solar flares can reach scorching temperatures more ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A planet that scientists called a “hot Jupiter” is causing trouble for its solar neighbor. Labeled HIP 67522 b by scientists, this planet is 415 light-years from Earth. It is one of ...