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Scientists capture never-before-seen plasma streams and bizarre 'raindrops' in sharpest-ever view of sun's outer atmosphere (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Using a newly developed adaptive optics system called Cona, scientists peered through Earth's turbulent air to reveal the sun's corona in astonishing clarity.

New 8K-resolution photos of the sun show off incredible details of raging sunspots
By Samantha Mathewson published
Advanced image restoration techniques have produced reconstructed views of the sun with an 8K image resolution for the first time.

No, solar storms didn't crash Spain's internet — but here's what they can do
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
'I think it is quite clear that space weather was not the cause of the dramatic power outage in Spain recently'

'We don't know how bad it could get': Are we ready for the worst space weather?
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Space weather forecasting doesn't yet command the same resources as Earth weather forecasting, even though the stakes are growing.

14,000 years ago, the most powerful solar storm ever recorded hit Earth. 'This event establishes a new worst-case scenario'
By Tereza Pultarova published
Scientists have found evidence of the most powerful storm in history, which hit Earth in 14,300 years ago. It would cause mayhem in today's technology-dependent world.

Strongest solar flare of 2025 erupts from sun, sparking radio blackouts across Europe, Asia and the Middle East (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
X2.7-class eruption from sunspot AR4087 disrupts radio signals as the active region rotates toward Earth, raising the risk of more flares ahead.

Watch the sun unleash 600,000-mile-long eruption in fiery outburst (video)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Solar material from the eruption will likely miss Earth.

It's been one year since the most intense solar storm in decades created worldwide auroras. What have we learned?
By Meredith Garofalo published
It's been one year since the historic Gannon Storm lit up the night sky with auroras and piqued interest in space weather. Here's what experts say we learned from the historic event.
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