That star at the center of our Solar System, that superhot ball of plasma that gives us heat and energy, and amazing ...

High-energy, powerful, and violent stellar explosions called "superflares" have been found to erupt from stars like the sun roughly once every 100 years, making these blasts far more common than ...

Our Sun will not explode like other stars. Instead, it will slowly expand into a red giant, consuming inner planets. This ...

Combined, the power of the twin solar flares was equivalent to a M5.1 magnitude flare, the second most powerful type of solar flare. The explosions, which reportedly triggered a 30-minute radio ...

IRAS 15103-5754, a star observed as it was turning into a planetary nebula, yields new clues as to the death of stars akin to the sun The birth of planetary nebulae, resulting from the death of low ...

Newly emerged sunspot region AR3663 is already making a name for itself, firing off not one but two powerful solar flares within just six hours of each other. The first eruption occurred last night ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: NASA/SDO Two loops of "dark" plasma exploded from the sun yesterday (July 21), and a NASA ...

Earlier this year, Earth experienced two geomagnetic storms caused by outbursts of radiation from the Sun, which had an impact on satellites in space and communication systems on the ground. As it ...