As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while sunspots forming closer to the poles will have a magnetic field matching the ...

Will it get dark during the eclipse? That depends on where you are on Monday, April 8, when the moon blocks the sun, as seen across North America. It will be a total solar eclipse only for those ...

Those in what is known as the "path of totality" will experience dark skies for several minutes as the moon blocks the light ...

Europe will first be covered and "darkened" in order to absorb the Sun from space. This comes at a global expense and needs to be sustainable.

NASA has captured a dark plasma eruption on the sun that has a 60 percent chance of causing blackouts on Earth this week. The approximately 36,000 degrees-Fahrenheit (F) 'cold' solar flare is ...

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. The sun undergoes such a reversal every 11 years, which marks an important stage in the solar cycle. The shift in ...

The sun is on the verge of a significant event: a magnetic field reversal. What causes this switch in polarity, and is it dangerous for anything on Earth? Let's take a deep dive into the ...