Watch: Dense Cloud of Gas Seen Swirling on the Sun

Watch: Dense Cloud of Gas Seen Swirling on the Sun

The cloud was observed by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory

Here's What Created Those Stunning Auroras Last Week

Here's What Created Those Stunning Auroras Last Week

Spoiler alert: it was intense activity on the Sun

Powerful Burst of Radiation Documented on the Sun

Powerful Burst of Radiation Documented on the Sun

This one peaked this past Thursday, at 8:13 p.m. EDT

NASA Observatory Sees the Sun Let Out a Mighty Flare

NASA Observatory Sees the Sun Let Out a Mighty Flare

The flare peaked on Sunday, September 28, at 10:58 EDT

Watch: Space Fountain Observed on the Sun

Watch: Space Fountain Observed on the Sun

It was really a mass of solar material, NASA says

NASA Observatory Sees the Sun Flare Up

NASA Observatory Sees the Sun Flare Up

This latest solar flare was a mid-level one

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 7th, 2015
Monster Solar Flare Documented on the Surface of the Sun

Monster Solar Flare Documented on the Surface of the Sun

The flare peaked at 6:11 p.m. EDT on May 5, was powerful enough to upset radio signals across the Pacific region

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 14th, 2015
First Massive Solar Flare of 2015 Shines Insanely Bright in NASA Image

First Massive Solar Flare of 2015 Shines Insanely Bright in NASA Image

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation, can upset GPS and communications signals on Earth when too intense

  • Space
  • By Traian Teglet
  • April 23rd, 2010
SDO Sends Back First Data

SDO Sends Back First Data

In unprecedented levels of detail