'We live with this star, so it’s really important we observe it and try to understand how it works and how it affects our environment,' a solar physicist says.

In May 2024, the strongest solar storm in twenty years raged. An international team led by ETH Zurich observed it. Their findings are now helping to improve space weather forecasts. Our sun rotates ...

Scientists have pulled back the curtain on one of the most extreme solar regions seen in decades, tracking it almost nonstop for three months as it unleashed powerful space weather. By combining views ...

The European space probe Solar Orbiter delivers images of the sun, including observations of what is, from our perspective, its far side. Our sun rotates around its axis once every 28 days. From earth ...

The Sun has just unleashed an M5-class solar flare, a powerful burst of radiation that signals a clear uptick in solar activity as the current cycle heads toward its peak. While this event is not the ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Learn about the longest observation of an active solar region, a feat that could start a path to improved solar storm forecasts. At certain hot spots on the sun’s surface, plasma interacts with ...

The GREGOR telescope at the Teide Observatory in Tenerife got a front-row seat to November's solar show. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Created in Canva Pro by Daisy Dobrijevic 2024 was a busy year for solar news, but what ...

The study of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) and solar irradiance lies at the intersection of plant science, meteorology and renewable energy research. This field investigates the solar ...