As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

A NASA satellite that suddenly reappeared after going silent gets credit for the remarkable discovery—a pair of temporary ...

In May 2024, a powerful solar storm had a massive impact on our planet, with effects felt even at the ocean floor. Due to a ...

Radiation belts are a normal part of the architecture of a planet with a global magnetic field. Stars are constantly leaking particles, borne by a stellar wind; these stream out and, where they ...

Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar ...

Could the expected solar flares bring a greater chance of seeing the northern lights? Sophia Herod takes a look.

In May 2024, a powerful solar storm significantly impacted our planet, with effects reaching even the ocean floor. Due to a series of solar flares, our planet experienced a substantial influx of ...

Astronomers have finally unlocked a crucial piece of the planet formation puzzle by detecting the magnetic fingerprint of a young star’s protoplanetary disk. Using ALMA, researchers observed how dust ...

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

The largest solar storm in two decades hit Earth in May 2024. For several days, wave after wave of high-energy charged ...

In 2023, the European Space Agency reported on Solar Orbiter's discovery of tiny jets near the sun's south pole that could be powering the solar wind. The team behind this research has now used even ...

Let's take a deep dive into the phenomenon of the sun's magnetic field reversal and investigate the effects it could have on Earth. Related: How a giant sunspot unleashed solar storms that spawned ...