Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.
The Sun’s Biggest Outburst in Decades Has Scientists on Edge ...
The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...
The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.
The Sun would be a far more powerful telescope than any humanity could create in the near future. But to use it, we need to get to 650 AU.
An Arizona-based astrophotographer has pulled off what may be an unprecedented feat in photography: capturing a skydiver in free fall perfectly aligned with the surface of the sun. Andrew McCarthy, ...
A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.
For much of the past decade, Andrew McCarthy has been exploring the universe—albeit from his backyard in Arizona. Using telescopes with specialized filters, planetary cameras, and astro-specific ...
Safe solar observation is achievable through specialized eclipse glasses and telescope filters, enabling direct viewing of the Sun's dynamic surface. White-light filters, categorized as glass or film, ...