In May 2024, part of the sun exploded. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. The sun is an immense ball of superheated gas called plasma. Because the plasma is conductive, ...

A giant S-shape structure, around 10 times wider than Earth, recently appeared in the center of the sun, moments before our home star unleashed an even larger plume of plasma that later crashed into ...

The Sun seems to be waking up again after one of the most active years in 2024. Over the weekend and into May 5, 2025, Earth was hit by unusually fast solar winds, with speeds exceeding 700 kilometers ...