Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering ...

Sunspot region 4114 has unleashed its most powerful solar flare yet — an X1.9 class that erupted late June 19, triggering ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A private spaceflight featuring the first astronauts in more than 40 years from India, Poland and ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station’s first visitors from India, Poland and Hungary headed back to ...

Discover why Earth's farthest distance from the sun coincides with summer heat, then grab your binoculars for a week of ...

If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is hotter this time of year, you ...

Our planet whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Thursday the planet reached its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion.

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of solar maximum was a key reason for the spike, but other factors were also ...

The sun has released several powerful M- and X-class solar flares over the past few days, resulting in radio blackouts around the world.

Comet or asteroid heading for the Sun is only the third time an interstellar object has been spotted inside our group of ...

Could the Sun Fry Earth with a Superflare? Stars like the sun might erupt with extreme explosions about once per century By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings ...