Sunspot AR4114 erupted with M8 and M6-class solar flares. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association’s (NOAA) Space Weather Predictions Center (SWPC) observed a massive and brand-new sunspot cluster known as Region 4366 fire off an X8.1-class flare at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Region 4366 seen on the surface of the sun via NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft on Feb. 4, 2026. This region is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We are currently midway through Solar Cycle 25, the 25th solar cycle since the naming convention began back with Solar Cycle 1 in ...

The GREGOR telescope at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife got a front-row seat to November's solar show. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

One month after a powerful sunspot pushed the northern lights down into Michigan, Illinois and even Texas, multiple sunspot regions are beginning to rotate into view and could provide another round of ...

CLOUDCROFT, N.M. – The U.S. National Science Foundation says it will demolish the Sacramento Peak Observatory, also known as Sunspot Solar Observatory, after years of reduced operations and recent ...

When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two ...

Right on schedule to welcome the new month, the Sun has turned into a solar firing range of sorts this week, unleashing a sequence of strong solar flares that continue to put power grid managers and ...

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class flares earlier this week. Solar flares typically originate from active ...