That star at the center of our Solar System, that superhot ball of plasma that gives us heat and energy, and amazing ...

From technology editor Alexis Madrigal: NASA reports that a recent solar flare sent a huge mass of charged particles hurtling towards the Earth. Skywatchers are now awaiting the geogmagnetic storm ...

Imagining every drop of Earth’s water hurled into the Sun sounds like a last-ditch cosmic fire extinguisher, but the physics ...

Nearly a decade ago, an explosion on the sun "contained components of three different types of solar eruptions". Studying the ...

A G2 storm, rated "moderate" on the five‑tier NOAA scale, can induce voltage irregu­larities in power systems and affect high‑latitude radio and navigation signals.

A thunderous explosion Tuesday at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia killed at least two people, collapsed part of the building, sent fire shooting out and left people trapped inside, ...