Scientists have confirmed a 19-year-old theory on solar flare formation by observing “slip-running” reconnections in the ...

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the two solar flares on May 10 and May 11, 2024, which led to significant losses for Midwestern farmers. Credit: NASA/SDO In the U.S., the ...

Pointing your smartphone camera directly at the Sun could permanently damage the image sensor, NASA has warned ... agency posted a warning on X, formerly Twitter, ahead of the solar eclipse ...

The Solar Dynamics Observatory ... including a reel of the X-class flares that resulted in the spectacular aurorae over North America back in mid-May. Like many NASA projects, SDO has far exceeded ...

The odds that asteroid 2024 YR4 will crash into Earth in seven ... YR4's probability of impacting Earth first began to fall last Wednesday when NASA announced the odds had dropped to 1.5%.

Related: Solar ... flare has the potential to affect Earth, other space technology or astronauts. Some of the current space missions that provide measurements of what's happening on the sun ...

NASA detects an unprecedented volcanic eruption in the solar system ... to assess potential risks. One asteroid, 2024 YR4, has recently raised concerns. Estimated to be 200 feet wide, it currently ...

When that magnetic activity is released, it creates intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares – considered by NASA to be our solar system's largest explosive events. Solar flares ...