Coronal loops are giant arches of superheated plasma guided by the Sun’s magnetic field. These loops can precede solar flares ...

On August 8, 2024, the sun emitted a highly-energetic X1.3-class solar flare. X-class flares like this one are incredibly ...

This video explores the key characteristics of each planet within our solar system. Suitable for teaching science at KS1 and First Level.

The images, captured with the new Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii, reveal arcs of hot gas just 10 to 30 miles wide that follow the sun’s magnetic fields. Earlier instruments could only ...

This X-class solar flare will likely trigger coronal mass ejections, which hurl magnetic fields and charged particles into the solar system at up to 1,900 miles (3,000 kilometers) per second.

A description of the solar system including the eight planets, the asteroid belt, dwarf planets, the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud.

After more than three weeks without a powerful solar flare, the sun has suddenly ramped up its activity, firing off three ...

The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.