A fast-moving stream of solar wind from a coronal hole on the sun is sweeping past Earth this weekend, raising the chances of ...

Earth is currently under bombardment from one of the most powerful geomagnetic storm categories the Sun can unleash. Thanks to a giant eruption on the Sun and a large opening in its atmosphere, we're ...

The coronal hole is a recurrent feature, having appeared in the last rotation as well.

What: A major coronal hole on the Sun is releasing high-speed solar wind toward Earth, driving recent auroral activity and space weather disturbances. Coronal holes are cooler regions where the Sun’s ...

The spring equinox and the sun's solar cycle could bring views of the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, ...

There is a constant outward flow of charged particles from the Sun. This flow, known as the solar wind, moves across space and reaches Earth every day.

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has made its latest close approach to the Sun on March 11, flying within 3.8 million miles (6.2 million kilometers) above the Sun’s surface. This flyby allowed the spacecraft ...

A new study led by Southwest Research Institute's Dr. Michael Starkey has provided observational evidence from the SwRI-led Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) Mission of pickup ions (PUIs) and associated ...

Launched to Mars in November, NASA’s ESCAPADE probes — operated by UC Berkeley’s Space Sciences Lab — are now testing their ...