A powerful M5.7 solar flare erupted from the sun on May 10, unleashing an impressive coronal mass ejection (CME) that could ...
The Sun decided to throw another warning shot at Earth, this time with a powerful flare from sunspot region AR4436 triggering radio blackouts in certain regions.
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time ...
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured an X2.8-class solar flare and a pair of m-flares that preceded it in multiple ...
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (KRQE) – Normally only visible much closer to the north pole, the Northern Lights have been seen as far south as New Mexico in recent years. These beautiful light shows are caused by ...
The northern lights may be visible this weekend after a flurry of activity on the sun, with an X-class solar flare and coronal mass ejections breaking a quiet period.
Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York University's Arthur L. Carter School of Journalism, she previously worked at NBC News' TODAY Digital. She covers current events, ...
The sun is not a static, tranquil sphere of gas, but an active, turbulent star with magnetic fields that twist and snap in powerful eruptions. Among the most striking and energetic of these eruptions ...