The sun fired off its largest solar flare yet in the current solar cycle. This means the Northeast could be entertained by ...

Yesterday the sun released a huge solar flare, and it's heading toward Earth. It's nothing to worry about since it's nowhere ...

Scientists have been able to routinely measure the magnetic field on the sun’s surface called the photosphere. Measuring the ...

A recent study has uncovered discrepancies between simulated predictions and actual observations of solar flare dynamics, ...

The Sept. 10, 2017 flare not only produced a clear gamma ray signal, but continued to emit gamma rays for over 12 hours. Observed by the NASA Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, this solar flare ...

The future of a Southeast Kansas Observatory is up in the air. It houses a large, planetary telescope that has fallen victim to decades of wear and has become a relic of the past.

A second moon has officially entered Earth’s orbit — sort of. Although it’s being called a “mini-moon,” the object is ...

Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar ... For the first time, scientists have observed plasma waves from a solar flare focused by a coronal hole, akin to the focusing of sound ...

Solar flares are a fascinating thing and have a profound effect on what astronomers refer to as "space weather." These events ...

Unlike telescopes such as the Hubble and the James ... It could also study solar flares and detect planets with magnetospheres, which may be required for life. The sphere is now rigged to heat ...