Watch: Solar Flares Explained in One Brilliant NASA Video

Watch: Solar Flares Explained in One Brilliant NASA Video

Solar flares and coronal mass ejections sometimes happen at the same time, but they are not the same thing

Supercharged Auroras May Grace the Sky Tonight

Supercharged Auroras May Grace the Sky Tonight

A solar flare produced on December 26 will cause the event

Video of Comet Impacting the Sun

Video of Comet Impacting the Sun

The ensuing explosion was apparently not its doing

A View of the Current Sunspot Group Crossing the Sun

A View of the Current Sunspot Group Crossing the Sun

The feature can even be seen without a telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 7th, 2011
Two Solar Storms Took Place Early This Week

Two Solar Storms Took Place Early This Week

The events followed each other in short succession

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 15th, 2011
Sun May Be Entering Less-Active Phase

Sun May Be Entering Less-Active Phase

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 8th, 2010
Studying Coronal Mass Ejections in More Depth

Studying Coronal Mass Ejections in More Depth

The NRL is on the job

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 8th, 2010
New Sunspots Could Trigger Large Solar Flares

New Sunspots Could Trigger Large Solar Flares

The formations are impressive in size

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 7th, 2009
Sun Generates Modest Sunspots, Flares

Sun Generates Modest Sunspots, Flares

The "cycle of silence" is broken