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Astronomers have captured the Sun's corona in astonishing detail, revealing mesmerizing features like coronal rain — all in pink.

New Imaging Technique Makes the Sun Look Like a Swirling Pink Liquid

By Frank Landymore

A power geomagnetic storm that hit Earth on Monday created beautiful auroras that lit up the night sky during the Perseids meteor shower.

Severe Solar Storm Creates Stunning Auroras During Meteor Shower

By Frank Landymore

Tractors and other farm equipment broke down in the middle of planting season due to an extreme solar storm over the weekend.

Solar Storm So Powerful It Shut Down Farm Equipment Across the US and Canada

By Victor Tangermann

A ginormous, tornado of plasma has been spotted on the Sun's surface, violently raging within a powerful magnetic structure.

We’re in Awe of This Massive Tornado of Plasma on the Surface of the Sun

By Frank Landymore

No, you're not seeing things — that really is a picture of the sun giving a "smile," and there's a real scientific reason behind it, too.

NASA Captures the Sun at Perfect Moment So That It Has Goofy Grin

By Noor Al-Sibai

Massive spikes of radiation levels on Earth were once believed to be caused by solar flares, but a new study suggests that something else may be driver.

Something Unknown Seems to Blast Earth With Radiation Every Thousand Years or So

By Frank Landymore

An incoming solar storm cycle is going to make things much worse for the increasing number of satellites that are going up.

Incoming Solar Storm Season May Totally Screw Up Satellites, Government Scientist Warns

By Noor Al-Sibai

The sun was captured letting off a ball of gas — which, in other words, makes a solar flare seem a lot like a solar fart.

The Sun Just Let Off a Really Nasty Fart

By Noor Al-Sibai

During the days leading up to Halloween, the Sun's surface was roiling with activity, blasting powerful bursts of radiation towards the Earth.

The Sun Just Blasted the Earth With an Enormous Solar Flare

By Victor Tangermann

China is set to launch a probe to study solar storms from a Sun-synchronous orbit in the first half of 2022.

China Is Sending a Mission to Study the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

A new study reveals a bizarre link: on days that solar storms mess with the magnetic field, more gray whales beach themselves.

Solar Storms May Cause Whales to Crash Into Beaches

By Dan Robitzski

A team of scientists used data collected by the European Space Agency's Cluster mission to map out Earth's "eerie song" it sings during a solar storm.

Here’s What Happens When a Solar Storm Slams Into the Earth

By Victor Tangermann