Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense ...

The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...

For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the ...

“Here comes the sun” never sounded so ominous. The sun is putting on a superheated fireworks display. Our solar system’s light source just unleashed four powerful solar flares between Feb 1 and2, ...

The month’s sharpest science shots, selected by Nature ’s photo team.

The sunspot region 4366 fired off dozens of powerful solar flares in 24 hours, including the single strongest flare since 2024. Auroras are possible later this week.

Meteorologist Caitlin Kaiser explains why sun glare can be most dangerous during certain seasons and specific times of day.