Parker Solar Probe has uncovered new details about how magnetic reconnection on the Sun flings charged particles at insane ...

Before a solar storm races across space and impacts technology on Earth, it starts with an explosive process on the Sun known as magnetic reconnection.

Another space weather feature, coronal mass ejections (shown above) send plasma and magnetic field material from the sun's ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Left: An artist’s drawing of Earth’s magnetic field (blue lines) interacting with the Sun’s charged particles (yellow lines). The ...

Last month, Earth was treated to a massive aurora borealis that reached as far south as Texas. The event was attributed to a solar storm that lasted nearly a full day and will likely contend for the ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has provided the first direct in-situ measurements of magnetic reconnection, capturing the exact ...

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Powerful solar activity released by the sun likely created dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt satellite-based communications ...

SOLAR STORMS: Future astronauts visiting the moon and Mars should have as much as an hour of advance notice when dangerous solar storms are approaching thanks to measurements from NASA's Solar and ...

Eyes to the sky! A passing solar storm may spark bright auroras across Canada on Thursday and Friday nights! On the morning ...

The timing to view the northern lights is overnight Tuesday, Jan. 20, into early Wednesday, Jan. 21, with the aurora expected to be visible in states far beyond their usual range. — NASA A rare and ...