Wild Video Captures the Violent Trigger Behind Solar Flares
On September 30, 2024, the Sun unleashed a powerful explosion, causing magnetic field lines to break and reconnect…
Magnetic Avalanches Ignite Solar Flares, New Solar Orbiter Observations Reveal
New high-resolution observations by ESA’s Solar Orbiter mission show that solar flares are driven by cascading magnetic reconnection…
Solar Orbiter Sets Record Watching Sunspot Region That Sparked Global Auroras
In May 2024, Earth was slammed by the worst geomagnetic storm in more than 20 years, which disrupted…
Solar Orbiter traces Sun’s energetic electrons to dual eruptions
The European Space Agency-led Solar Orbiter mission has traced floods of energetic electrons hurled out by the Sun…
Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of the Sun’s Fastest Particles
ESA’s Solar Orbiter revealed how the Sun launches two distinct streams of high-energy electrons, solving a key mystery…