The Sun’s most violent flares are turning out to be even more extreme than I, or many solar physicists, had imagined. By ...

By tracing solar flare gamma rays, scientists gain new insight into particle behavior that shapes space weather forecasts.

Elusive dark matter particles may lurk deep within the heart of the sun, and researchers have discovered that we can use a detector buried in the Antarctic ice sheet to find them. Dark matter is the ...

Researchers have identified a newly recognized type of extremely energetic particles located in the Sun’s upper atmosphere, revealing a phenomenon that had not been detected before. Solar scientists r ...

For many people, seeing the northern lights is the ultimate bucket list item. Lately, experiencing them has gotten a whole lot easier. I asked my friend Michael Allen about those dancing green and ...

Auroras on Earth occur when storms from our sun engulf our planet — and in a rare cosmic feat last April, our planet returned the favor. The sun's wind often punches into Earth's protective magnetic ...

The findings could help researchers predict dangerous space weather. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Scientists may have ...

The source of potentially hazardous solar particles, released from the Sun at high speed during storms in its outer atmosphere, has been located for the first time by researchers at UCL and George ...

Private companies are jumping into the race to deploy particles to the atmosphere to reduce global warming, prompting enthusiasm from investors and concerns from some scientists, Josh Marcus reports ...

Terrestrial Research (NJIT-CSTR) have uncovered the elusive source of intense gamma rays unleashed during solar flares. These ...

Last year, Earth spewed charged particles into the sun in a rare cosmic event that has surprised scientists. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...