either—the same thing happened during the previous total solar eclipse on April 20, 2023. Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation that travel at light-speed, taking just eight minutes to ...

The path of a​ total solar eclipse will cross parts of Mexico, 15 U.S. states and a piece of Canada on April 8. Here's what ...

Aspiring viewers of the Northern Lights are encouraged to go as far north as possible, away from light pollution, and face ...

Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...

The supercharged flare erupted from a sunspot that had ... On April 8, millions of people across North America witnessed a total solar eclipse as the moon passed directly between Earth and the ...

You can get in touch with Jess by emailing [email protected]. As the sun geared up to spit a powerful solar flare into space, NASA scientists snapped huge loops of plasma leaping from the sun ...

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

An X-class solar flare erupted on December 29, 2023, sending a burst of solar energy toward Earth that may enhance auroras just in time for New Year celebrations. The flare, classified as X1.1 ...

For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can send a flurry of charged particles into the solar system. Now ...

STIX captured the location and size of X-rays emitted by solar flares, which are now represented with those blue circles, while the EUI images showcase the sun's outer atmosphere in yellow.

On Monday, two specialised Nasa flights will chase the solar eclipse in North America. Four scientists in two WB-57 flights will fly at 50,000ft (15,240m) along the eclipse's path of totality ...

However, Carrington had his eyes on the Sun and its various sunspots and solar flares. Breakthroughs ... close by and familiar and yet we have eclipses and strange things happen.