NASA Solar Observatory sees coronal loops flicker before big flares
For decades, scientists have tried in vain to accurately predict solar flares—intense bursts of light on the sun that can ...
Live Science14h
Supermassive black hole spotted 12.9 billion light-years from Earth — and it's shooting a beam of energy right at us
The newly discovered "blazar," which has a mass equal to 700 million suns, is the oldest of its kind ever seen and changes ...
Space.com16h
The sun's magnetic field will flip soon. Here's what to expect.
As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while ...
New Scientist16h
The physicist on a mission to understand Mercury's epic solar storms
Suzie Imber is a co-investigator for the BepiColombo mission, currently on its way to Mercury. She explains how it will cast ...