Sunspots AR3664 and AR3663 have been erupting with X- and M-class solar flares. Both sunspots are Earth-facing and could potentially deliver a solar storm. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Region 4366 seen on the surface of the sun via NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) spacecraft on Feb. 4, 2026. This region is ...

Every eleven years, the sun's magnetic field flips. Sunspots—dark, cooler regions on the sun's surface that mark intense magnetic activity and often trigger solar eruptions—appear at mid-latitudes and ...

CLOUDCROFT, N.M. – The U.S. National Science Foundation says it will demolish the Sacramento Peak Observatory, also known as Sunspot Solar Observatory, after years of reduced operations and recent ...

When the surface of the Sun exploded with activity in May 2024, Earth was hit by the biggest solar storm in more than two decades. The video shown below—made from images captured by NASA’s Solar ...

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Liquid mercury contamination has permanently shut down the Dunn Solar Telescope as NSF moves ahead with demolition in ...

A newly active area on the sun is responsible for dozens of eruptions known as solar flares, including back-to-back X-class flares earlier this week. Solar flares typically originate from active ...