Referred to as a “stealth storm,” a recent coronal mass ejection went undetected until it hit Earth. Stealth coronal mass ejections are more common after the Sun transitions from the solar maximum to ...

Local weather alerts are familiar warnings for potentially dangerous conditions, but an alert that puts all of Earth on warning is rare. On May 31, the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) ...

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A violent solar eruption on May 31 launched a coronal mass ejection (CME) hurtling toward Earth, triggering a rare G4-level geomagnetic storm alert. Captured in real-time by U.S. Naval Research ...

Astronomers using the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton space observatory and the LOFAR telescope have definitively spotted an explosive burst of material thrown out into space by another star—a ...

Tonight could bring a rare treat for skywatchers across the northern United States: the northern lights, courtesy of a solar eruption that happened three days ago on the far side of the sun. NOAA’s ...

For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such as the ...

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A massive sunspot group that forecasters flagged before it was even fully visible has already fired off a coronal mass ejection, and it is now rotating toward a position where future eruptions could ...

Artist's depiction of a coronal mass ejection from EK Draconis. The hotter and faster ejection is shown in blue, while the cooler and slower ejection is shown in red. Scientists believe that when the ...