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A huge solar flare caused a radio blackout on Earth yesterday — and we could be in for another powerful geomagnetic storm later this week.

A Colossal Solar Flare Just Triggered a Radio Blackout on Earth

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

The NASA Parker Solar probe took stunning images of the turbulent interior of the massive expulsion from the Sun.

Video Shows NASA Probe Flying Directly Through a Coronal Mass Ejection Off the Sun

By Frank Landymore

A NASA spacecraft has caught a glimpse of a green comet being buffeted by a coronal mass ejection, a powerful solar storm.

Amazing Video Shows Solar Eruption Blasting Tail Off Comet

By Victor Tangermann

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

A filament of plasma escaped the Sun over the weekend and left behind a "canyon of fire," a deep ridge over 12,000 miles deep and ten times as long.

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A Huge “Canyon of Fire” Just Opened Up on the Sun

By Victor Tangermann

If you live in the Northern part of the United States and catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis tonight, you'll have a "cannibal" solar explosion to thank.

Huge “Cannibal” Solar Explosion Will Make Northern Lights Visible in Areas That Normally Never See Them

By Noor Al-Sibai

The aurora borealis will be visible in large swathes of the northern United States and Canada over Thursday night. Here's why they occur.

You’ll Be Able to See the Northern Lights From the United States This Week

By Victor Tangermann

Scientists want to improve our ability to forecast weather in space due to concerns that a solar storm could wipe out our entire electronic infrastructure.

Scientists Are Worried About Solar Storms Frying all our Electronics

By Dan Robitzski

For the first time, astronomers have discovered a coronal mass ejection (CME), a spewing of plasma and energy, from a star that's not the Earth's Sun.

Science & Energy

Scientists Observe a Star That Spews Plasma — And It’s Not Our Sun

By Kristin Houser

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Scientists Have Proposed Building an Earth-Sized Shield to Protect Our Planet

By Claudia Geib

The Next Major Blackout on Earth Will Be Caused by This Natural Source

The Next Major Blackout on Earth Will Be Caused by This Natural Source

By Chelsea Gohd

Recently Found “Most Earth-Like Alien Planet” May Be Uninhabitable Due to Superflares

Recently Found “Most Earth-Like Alien Planet” May Be Uninhabitable Due to Superflares