Space weather has seen a flurry of activity this week. An explosive solar flare that erupted Tuesday, just two days after the sun unleashed one of its most powerful flares, temporarily disrupted ...

The sun emitted some of the most powerful solar flares this week, NASA announced. The star emitted three strong solar flares on Sunday, Feb. 1, peaking at 7:33 a.m. ET, 6:37 p.m. ET and 7:36 p.m. ET, ...

An intense solar flare erupted from a spot on the sun on Sunday, triggering radio blackouts across the South Pacific Ocean—and now scientists are warning of geomagnetic storms in the coming days. The ...

Dozens of powerful flares are emerging from a new cluster of activity on the sun, producing stunning photos and sparking concerns about potential risks for global navigation, radio signals and the ...

A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Abstract: This project presents the design and development of a low-cost, single-axis solar tracking system aimed at improving the efficiency of photovoltaic energy conversion using accessible ...

The sun’s rhythmic rise and fall in the sky can make it easy to forget that our star is unpredictable—a roiling, burbling mass of magnetically knotted plasma that governs the entire solar system. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The northern lights are pictured over Portsall in western France on January 19. - Oscar Chuberre/AFP/Getty Images Powerful solar ...

Powerful solar activity released by the sun likely created dazzling auroral displays in unexpected areas Monday evening and early Tuesday morning. It could also disrupt satellite-based communications ...

Glistening on the water, soaking into skin and sand, sunshine is part of Australia’s identity. And in Sydney, solar scientists are trying to harness the power of the sun to produce energy — but not in ...

Powerful solar activity released by the sun reached Earth Monday, causing colorful auroral displays and GPS issues for aircraft, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction ...

When the 47th solar panel exploded, Henrik Eskilsson began to fear he had signed on with a madman. In his SUV, he and Anders Olsson were accelerating across Sweden’s Lunda Airfield, towing a trailer ...