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…
The evolution of solar imaging
Sunspots are active regions where the Sun’s magnetic field contorts itself into loops and arcs. Solar imaging captures…
Happy New Year! Celebrate with an M7.1 solar flare!
First of all, a happy new year to all of our visitors! Thank you for making 2025 an…
NASA’s IMAP Mission Captures ‘First Light,’ Looks Back at Earth
All 10 instruments aboard NASA’s newly launched IMAP (Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe) mission have successfully recorded their…
Did solar radiation ground 6,000 planes?
A JetBlue Airbus A320 takes off in Las Vegas. The airline’s flight 1230 became the center of an…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Spies Solar Wind ‘U-Turn’
Images captured by NASA’s Parker Solar Probe as the spacecraft made its record-breaking closest approach to the Sun…
Strong Flare Erupts from Sun
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 12:01 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2025. NASA’s Solar Dynamics…
M8.1 solar flare with earth-directed CME
A lot of people come to SpaceWeatherLive to follow the Solar activity or if there is a chance…
Strong Flare Erupts From Sun
The Sun emitted a strong solar flare, peaking at 9:49 p.m. ET on Nov. 30, 2025. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which…
Our Solar System Is Moving Faster Than It’s Supposed To, Study Suggests
It may not feel like it, but everything in the universe is in constant motion. Our Sun, with…
Ex-Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson Reportedly Not Doing ‘Very Well,’ Spark Concern Amongst Royals
Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, and ex-wife Sarah “Fergie” Ferguson are feeling the aftermath of…
Sun bombards Earth with a series of coronal mass ejections
An image of the Sun taken by the Solar Orbiter (Image source: ESA; cropped) The Sun recently released…