We’ve never known why sunspots can last on our star’s surface for as long as they do, but we finally cracked the case.

A new mission set to blast off for low-Earth orbit will study magnetic storms around the Earth and learn more about how they ...

As we approach solar maximum, something strange is happening to the sun's magnetic field. We explore this flip in polarity in more detail and look at the effects it could have on Earth.

Solar physicists watched waves in the sun’s corona to map the whole corona’s magnetic field. Future observers could use the same technique to predict solar eruptions.

At its lowest point, the field strength fell to below 10 percent of today’s levels, leaving Earth exposed to dangerous cosmic radiation and solar winds. Usually, the magnetosphere acts as a protective ...

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar ...

Stock image of solar activity. This is triggered by the sun's magnetic field. ISTOCK / GETTY IMAGES PLUS "Our new work suggests the Sun's magnetic field is generated by winds located about 1-5 ...

The solar magnetic field is the main driver of space weather, which can cause damage to critical infrastructures like electricity, aviation, and our space-based technology.

A new sunspot forming on the surface of the sun might be about to fling solar flares in our direction. The sunspot, named 3856, is facing Earth and has developed a volatile type of magnetic field ...

Solar flares happen because of the constantly moving magnetic fields in the Sun's atmosphere. As the Sun approaches solar maximum (the most active part of its 11-year cycle), its magnetic fields ...