Here’s how it works. The solar wind is a continual stream of protons and electrons from the sun's outermost atmosphere — the corona. These charged particles breeze through the solar system at ...

A massive coronal hole has opened on the Sun, sending high-speed solar winds towards Earth, potentially causing minor ...

Related: Solar wind: What is it and how does it affect Earth? The fresh clue to the decades-old mystery emerged thanks to a chance lineup of two sun-studying spacecraft that provided scientists a ...

The large golden aura is formed from the incoming light reflected off the sun-side of the occulter, a device that blocks the ...

Explore renewable and non-renewable energy, with a focus on solar power. Follow along with a detailed diagram illustrating how solar panels convert sunlight into usable electricity. Then ...

“This [orientation of Earth’s poles with the sun] maximizes the ‘coupling’ between the solar wind and the Earth ... told Newsweek. A diagram depicting the fall equinox, one of only ...

The sun doesn't just shine—it blows. A relentless stream of charged particles, known as the solar wind, surges outward at hundreds of kilometers per second, drenching Earth and the entire solar ...

Yeimy J. Rivera receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through the SAO/SWEAP subcontract 975569. Michael L. Stevens receives funding from NASA's Parker Solar Probe project through ...

“This (orientation of Earth’s poles with the sun) maximizes the ‘coupling’ between the solar wind and the Earth’s magnetic field,” Mike Hapgood, the principal consultant on space ...