Space Weather, Solar Flares & Sun Storms: Latest News

Public interest in the sun was at an all-time high in May. Here we explore why this was the case.

Check out these incredible close-up views of emerging sunspot AR3697 as it turns to face Earth. The scenes were captured by astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy from his backyard in Arizona.

Scientists have investigated the different factors shaping celestial light-shows over Earth, Saturn and Jupiter. The resulting framework could help predict risky space weather.

Two X-class solar flares erupted from the sun in less than 12 hours as a magnetically complex sunspot begins to face Earth.

The auroral displays that wowed observers around the world two weekends ago may have been among the strongest such light shows since record-keeping began.

While the weekend solar event gave us quite the show in the night sky, it also helps scientists learn more about space weather to continue to improve forecasts.

A beastly sunspot that's 15 times the diameter of Earth remains highly active — and you might be able to spot it with your eclipse glasses!

As the sun reaches solar maximum, Mars spacecraft are preparing to study the effects of increased radiation bombardment and how solar storms may impact future crewed missions to the Red Planet.

Satellites in low Earth orbit can be hundreds of miles off their expected trajectories when bad space weather hits.

On March 28, Earth was hit by an X-class solar flare that was strong enough to ionize part of the planet's atmosphere.