For the first time, astronomers have detected a massive eruption — severe enough to devastate the atmosphere of a nearby ...

People always want to know what will happen to Earth when the sun eventually swells up as a red giant. For one thing, the expanding sun will turn the inner planets into cinders. It will almost ...

For the first time ever, astronomers have spotted a powerful coronal flare (cme) from a star other than the Sun.

Nature offers many dazzling displays, from jagged flashes of lightning to radiant sunsets. But perhaps one of the most ...

It’s impossible to forget just how much the sun affects life on our planet. It’s overwhelmingly the source of our light and heat, providing just enough to maintain the delicate climatic balance we ...