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

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

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

There's a variety of astronomical events in 2025 well worth planning a trip around this year—whether that means driving to ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...