The Sun periodically ejects huge bubbles of plasma from its surface that contain an intense magnetic field. These events are ...
The Earth is immersed in material streaming from the sun. This stream, called the solar wind, is washing over our planet, ...
Step aside, Darth Vader. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Joint EUV Coronal Diagnostic Investigation, ...
To increase your chances of seeing an aurora, head or look towards a pole, seek dark skies, and take long-exposure photos.
The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s magnetic field on Saturday, bringing the northern lights to several ...
The Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH) mission will be the first to image the sun’s corona - also known ...
Aurora borealis is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a high ...
These events are called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. When two of these ejections collide, they can generate powerful geomagnetic storms that can lead to beautiful auroras but may disrupt ...