Introduction to Solar Flares Solar flares are spectacular, yet potentially dangerous, eruptions of energy from the Sun's ...

Large-scale ground-mounted solar parks are relatively new phenomena. Over time, ideas have been put forward about how they ...

Cosmic rays coming from outside the Solar System bring these particles closer to the Sun, where they experience changes ...

Solar sail space photography is a revolutionary new way to take pictures of our universe. This cutting-edge method uses solar sails, propelled by the pressure of sunlight, to position spacecraft in ...

Astronomers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center may have discovered a star hurtling through the Milky Way with a planet ...

Auroral activity is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light pollution, ...

The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known ...

Sara Housseal and Capt. Dylan Shaver are part of 2nd Weather Squadron’s Space Weather Flight at Offutt Air Force Base, which provides 24/7 forecasts of solar phenomena for U.S. military units ...

But an incoming solar storm should make the auroras visible ... struggled to accurately forecast exactly when and where the phenomenon will ever occur. Even the best predictions can accurately ...

To see the northern lights in Colorado, a KP index of 5 or higher is usually needed. The KP index measures geomagnetic ...

Aurora sightings may be possible if the skies are clear, according to forecaster, as it reveals how to maximise chances of ...

The aurora borealis are set to be visible due to "ongoing fast solar winds" in the northern hemisphere and should be visible ...