A NASA mission is underway to map the heliosphere, which is a huge protective bubble around the solar system that was created ...

The sun is putting on a superheated fireworks display. Our solar system’s light source just unleashed four powerful solar flares between Feb 1 and2, including one of the strongest sunbursts in three ...

The Sun has unleashed a quartet of strong solar flares, which could herald a wild week of space weather. It all kicked off at ...

The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...

The Sun unleashed powerful X-class solar flares from sunspot region AR 4366, tracked by NASA and the Solar Dynamics ...

The sun has become increasingly active since 2008, a new NASA study shows. Solar activity is known to fluctuate in cycles of 11 years, but there are longer-term variations that can last decades. Case ...

The colossal ball of hot gas at the center of our solar system will be lively for the next year, NASA said. The sun has reached its "solar maximum period," which is a state of heightened activity in ...

Northern lights may intensify over the next two years as the sun enters its peak activity phase, known as the solar maximum. Increased solar activity could affect satellites, communications, and power ...

The sun’s 11-year solar cycle has officially reached its “maximum phase,” according to a press release from multiple federal agencies. NASA, along with the NOAA and other agencies, made the ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is about to make its closest approach to the sun. The spacecraft will fly within 3.8 million miles of the solar surface. The spacecraft is collecting essential data that can ...