Solar Orbiter captured the most detailed view of a solar flare, observing the build-up of events that lead to the explosion.

"This is one of the most exciting results from Solar Orbiter so far." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The same active region of the sun that produced stunning auroras that were visible as far south as Mexico earlier this week has ...

Solar Orbiter observations show that a medium-class solar flare formed through cascading magnetic reconnection events, ...

During a close approach to the Sun, the European Space Agency’s Solar Orbiter watched that tipping point unfold in unusually fine detail. The spacecraft observed the M7.7-class flare—strong but still ...

Sunspot AR3663 erupted with powerful X1.6 and M4 solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks.

Aurora alert! The colossal solar storm could impact and trigger impressive northern lights.

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

Just as avalanches on snowy mountains start with the movement of a small quantity of snow, the ESA-led Solar Orbiter ...

Scientists watched a solar flare grow from tiny magnetic sparks into a violent plasma-raining avalanche on the Sun.

F or all of its life-sustaining energy, the sun is pretty chaotic. Roiling plasma covers its surface along with fluidic snarls of magnetic fields that birth solar flares. These fiery outbursts occur ...

The same active region of the sun that produced stunning auroras that were visible as far south as Mexico earlier this week has erupted again. On Friday the sun released a powerful, X4.0-class solar ...