Scientists have developed a way to produce models of where the magnetic field lines are several times each day. Here we have created a time-lapse version of these models over four days (2-3 each day) ...

Coronal holes are temporary features of our star’s surface that can have far-reaching consequences.

Astronomers have achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing detailed maps of the Sun's coronal magnetic fields. This milestone promises to enhance our understanding of ...

The sun's magnetic poles are about to flip, and it could cause lower latitude northern lights, more intense solar storms and potential danger for astronauts and satellite communication. However, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun lashes out with a powerful solar flare. Scientists may now know how these outflows are generated. | Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has spotted thousands of fast magnetic waves in the sun’s polar atmosphere that earlier missions failed to detect. A team led by Yuhang Gao and Professor Hui Tian from ...

The sun is governed by a strict rhythm. The magnetic activity of the sun displays a cyclic variation, reaching a maximum approximately every eleven years. Two enormous plasma circulations, each in one ...

The sun's magnetic fields are a twisty, curvy, ever-changing mess. In particular, our star's polar regions host areas called ...

Our Sun is far from a smooth, white ball in the sky. Twisting and looping magnetic field lines rise from its surface like hair, causing dark, transient patches on the surface called sunspots wherever ...

They say beauty is only skin deep, and apparently so is the Sun’s magnetic field, according to a recent study. The Sun’s magnetic field is shallow, suggests new research, which used computer ...

For decades after its discovery, observers could only see the solar chromosphere for a few fleeting moments: during a total solar eclipse, when a bright red glow ringed the Moon’s silhouette. More ...

Learn why the Sun’s magnetic field is just as important as Earth’s and its impact on our planet. The Sun’s magnetic field impacts the movement of plasma on the sun’s surface, but it does not actually ...