After a calm week, the sun erupted again. A powerful M5.1 solar flare burst from an emerging sunspot region, shaking the ...

The Sun has just unleashed an M5-class solar flare, a powerful burst of radiation that signals a clear uptick in solar activity as the current cycle heads toward its peak. While this event is not the ...

A coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun is expected to reach Earth on Thursday, Oct. 16, potentially triggering a G2 geomagnetic storm Just after sunset, auroras could be visible across parts of ...

Some states in the northern U.S. might have an opportunity to see the northern lights Tuesday, and recent solar activity may make the phenomenon visible in more states later this week, according to ...

Has the Sun’s activity increased or decreased in the last few years? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters hopes to address as a team of scientists investigated ...

Geomagnetic storms brought the northern lights to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night, painting the sky in vibrant hues of green and pink. "Well, we had activity tonight — a lot of geomagnetic storm ...

2025 was another busy year on the sun. But how did it compare with 2024, and what will 2026 bring for solar activity and the northern lights? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states on Tuesday night, including Missouri and Kansas. Forecasters are expecting more on Wednesday. Geomagnetic ...

Geomagnetic storms brought the northern lights to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night, painting the sky in vibrant hues of green and pink. "Well, we had activity tonight — a lot of geomagnetic storm ...

Thanks to recent solar activity, parts of the northern states could be treated to a stellar light show as of Oct. 16 Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty A coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun ...