The northern lights may be visible this weekend after a flurry of activity on the sun, with an X-class solar flare and ...

Update Monday 8 p.m.: The coronal mass ejection (CME) arrived earlier and stronger than expected, around sunset. The planetary index (abbreviated Kp for it's German equivalent) initial topped 8 and is ...

The Sun has shifted into a volatile mood, hurling vast clouds of charged particles into space and putting Earth squarely in the firing line. Forecasters are now watching for signs that a so‑called ...

Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash. Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we're ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eruptions of charged particles from the sun are moving toward Earth and could create vivid displays of the northern lights, or ...

Scientists have finally confirmed a powerful coronal mass ejection from another star, using LOFAR radio data paired with XMM-Newton’s X-ray insights. The eruption blasted into space at extraordinary ...