The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; ...

Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...

Understanding solar flares is important for predicting space weather and mitigating how it affects technology and human activities, said Vanessa Polito, a courtesy faculty member in OSU’s ...

While dark mornings are inevitable in winter, turning the clocks back gives us an extra hour of natural light. At least 15 minutes' exposure to natural daylight, as early as possible in the day ...

Then scientists measure the frequency shifts of four different vibrational modes of the device, allowing them to create a four-dimensional fingerprint vector—a unique identifier that can then be used ...

Measuring the velocity and motion of 56,000 galaxies, the research reveals that our cosmic home, the Milky Way, is likely part of a 1,000 million light-year-wide basin of attraction called the ...

India captain Rohit Sharma and batter Virat Kohli clashed with umpires over their decision to halt play due to bad light on Day 4 of the first Test. Earlier, strong innings by Sarfaraz Khan and ...

Double Solar M-Flares Blast Massive Coronal Mass Ejection Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO/ESA/SOHO | edited by Steve Spaleta Music: Spy Game by Jon Sumner / courtesy of Epidemic ...

Our sun has officially hit its solar maximum, with increased rates of auroras and solar flares expected in the coming months, NASA has announced. The sun goes through 11-year cycles of activity ...

Scientists use sunspots to track solar cycle progress; the dark spots are associated with solar activity, often as the origins for giant explosions — such as solar flares or coronal mass ejections — ...