Scientists have finally seen a long-predicted motion on the sun, and it may help explain explosive solar activity.

The sun erupted with an X1.9-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the blast in multiple wavelengths.

New solar telescope images reveal whirlpool-like swirls on the Sun that may help explain solar flares, space weather and ...

The highest-resolution imagery of the Sun's surface ever taken reveals dizzying currents, and clues about our star's magnetic ...

The highest resolution views of the sun’s visible surface have revealed whirlpools that could drive solar activity.

What looks like tiny whirlpools on the Sun could transform our understanding of space weather. Scientists say the newly ...

Astronomers have obtained the highest-resolution images to date of our sun's visible surface, observing swirling, vortex-like ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory provides an incredible view of an X-class solar flare. Watch as super-heated plasma arches ...

The Sun doesn’t just fuel almost all life on Earth. It’s also our astrophysical laboratory, the only star close enough to ...

This glimpse of the northern lights was captured in Missouri on November 11, 2025. Smuckola, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons A massive solar flare unleashed November 11 was one of the strongest on ...

The solar cycle can be irregular, but some patterns might be trackable—enough to provide a heads-up before extreme weather events.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun emitted some of the most powerful solar flares this week, NASA announced. The star emitted three strong solar flares on ...