This week, a dramatic event occurred on the Sun when a massive solar filament erupted, releasing a surge of material across the Sun’s Northern Hemisphere. Initially reported by NASA and space weather ...

Sunspot AR3234 blasted an X2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO/Helio Viewer | edited by Space.com's Steve Spaleta Mu ...

Two colossal plasma fountains tore away from the sun in a breathtaking double blast, one of the most impressive eruptions this solar cycle. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Late on Oct. 21, 2025, a spectacular coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the far side of the sun, an area currently dominated by the powerful and persistent Active Region 4246. The eruption ...

At the end of 2024, ESA's Solar Orbiter was lucky to witness a strong solar flare - and observed the events leading up to this firework with ...