The "corpse" of a sunspot exploded Monday (April 11), triggering a mass ejection of solar material that is headed in Earth's direction. Sunspots are dark regions on the surface of the sun. They are ...

The coronal mass ejection hints at what our sun may be capable of. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A baby version of the sun ...

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Physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison built a swirling orb of plasma they’re calling a “miniature Sun” — so they can study how stars work up close. The mini-sun, complete with its own ...

Ball lightning has mystified scientists and witnesses for centuries, appearing as glowing orbs during thunderstorms that seem ...

Not many people get to see ball lightning, but those who do never forget it. Imagine a glowing orb suddenly materializing in front of you, possibly sizzling or exuding a bluish mist and an acrid smell ...

The solar wind is made mostly of pure awesome. It is an always-changing, poorly predictable flow of charged particles from the Sun: a giant exhalation right into our faces. It's responsible for the ...

Science is a funny thing. It provides a sense of order to this crazy world we live in, explaining things that we never even knew needed to be explained. But every now and then, it can turn on itself.

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