In an awe-inspiring yet little-known cosmic event, the Sun has once again flipped its magnetic field. This dramatic shift, ...

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New research indicates that matter ejected during the supernova death of a star can fall back to neutrons stars, giving rise ...

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A gigantic hole has opened up in the Sun's atmosphere and is currently big enough to spot from Earth. The structure located ...

Solar Orbiter has revealed that tiny, hair-like jets in the Sun’s coronal holes are responsible for both fast and slow solar ...

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor ...

More than a decade of data about the particles zipping around our sun can solve mysteries from the behaviour of individual ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

Could the expected solar flares bring a greater chance of seeing the northern lights? Sophia Herod takes a look.

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the ...