Easter Special: Oddly Shaped Sunspot Looks like a Baby Chick

Easter Special: Oddly Shaped Sunspot Looks like a Baby Chick

The sunspot was imaged by British astronomer Gordon Ewen with the help of a telescope he keeps in his garden

  • Science
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 15th, 2015
Artificial Intelligence Used to Predict the Strength of Solar Flares

Artificial Intelligence Used to Predict the Strength of Solar Flares

Solar flares are bursts of energy that occur on the Sun, can release the energy equivalent of several atomic bombs

Monster Sunspot AR1654 Spews Massive Flare Headed Towards Earth

Monster Sunspot AR1654 Spews Massive Flare Headed Towards Earth

It's not big enough to cause big problems, but its effects will be felt

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 13th, 2012
Sun Releases Very Powerful Solar Flare

Sun Releases Very Powerful Solar Flare

The event was recorded by NASA satellites in orbit around Earth

  • Space
  • By Dan Talpalariu
  • October 14th, 2008
Finally, Sunspots Have Been Spotted

Finally, Sunspots Have Been Spotted

This may indicate that the solar dry period is over

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • July 11th, 2008
Sun's Dead Face Nothing Out of the Ordinary, Researchers Say

Sun's Dead Face Nothing Out of the Ordinary, Researchers Say

Some inactivity periods in the 20th century were twice as long as the current one

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • March 27th, 2008
Weird Sunspots Appear on the Sun's Surface

Weird Sunspots Appear on the Sun's Surface

23rd Solar Cycle may not be over

  • Space
  • By Gabriel Gache
  • January 7th, 2008
The 24th Solar Cycle Officially Began

The 24th Solar Cycle Officially Began

First sunspot appears on the Sun's surface

  • Space
  • By Stefan Anitei
  • September 20th, 2007
Amazing Trilobate Found on the Sun!

Amazing Trilobate Found on the Sun!

The strange shapes of the sunspots

  • Space
  • By Lucian Dorneanu
  • April 26th, 2007
New Striking Video of Major Solar Flare

New Striking Video of Major Solar Flare

New step in understanding how solar flares and storms work