If you're hoping for a festive skywatching surprise, Christmas week is shaping up to be more active than usual in space. Fast ...

A solar cycle is a roughly 11-year periodic change in the Sun characterized by variations in the number and intensity of sunspots, as well as a flipping of its magnetic poles.

Our aurora forecast live blog tells you everything you need to know about the likelihood of seeing the northern lights tonight and for the days ahead. We'll also report on relevant solar activity and ...

Fast solar wind and possible CME activity may increase northern lights chances over Christmas, mainly across high-latitude regions ...

A predictive space weather model developed by APL and partners that is designed to simulate how solar storms affect Earth is now widely available to researchers and the broader public.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a solar flare — seen as the bright flash near the center — on Nov. 6, 2024 (NASA/SDO) The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare, Nasa has ...

Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be thunder and lightning. Did you ...

NASA recently announced that as of late October, the Sun has reached solar maximum: a repeating crescendo of solar activity ...

A partial solar eclipse will occur in the United States this weekend, but clouds may ruin the event in Massachusetts. But first, it's another wet and dreary Monday. We had several reports in the ...