The giant solar eruption is a stark reminder of how volatile the Sun can be. The event was captured as a solar prominence spread out from the solar ball. Solar prominences are often associated ...

For the first time, a giant helical structure spanning millions of kilometers has been captured on camera as it emerged from ...

This image shows the Sun ejecting a cloud of particles during a solar eruption on February 24, 2015. This image from June 20, 2013, shows a solar flare and a prominence eruption on the Sun’s left side ...

Abstract: The solar activity in Cycles 23-24 shows differences from ... To appreciate the anomalies further, we investigated the prominence eruptions and disappearances observed with the Nobeyama ...

More information: Xiaoli Yan et al, Simultaneous Existence of Oscillations, Counterstreaming Flows, and Mass Injections in Solar Quiescent Prominences, The Astrophysical Journal (2025). DOI: 10. ...

A powerful X1.1-class solar flare was released by the sun on March 28, resulting in radio blackouts across North and South ...

After last week's explosive X-flare, sunspot AR4046 is at it again! Could this latest eruption bring stormy space weather to ...

July 19, 2024 — Space storms could soon be forecasted with greater accuracy than ever before thanks to a big leap forward in our understanding of exactly when a violent solar eruption may hit Earth.

high-velocity prominence ... A sophisticated new observation of a cool zone on the surface of the sun could help scientists develop a new kind of solar thermometer. A team of astrophysicists led ...

The eruption did not immediately disrupt air travel, though officials warned that winds could carry volcanic gas over the capital region. Tourists and residents in Iceland evacuated Tuesday as a ...

A fishing village in southwest Iceland was evacuated Tuesday after lava began spewing from a volcanic eruption, the eighth to hit the region since the end of 2023. The Icelandic Meteorological ...