For all of human history, the Sun has served as a great constant in daily life. As this brilliant orb blazes across the sky, it sustaind life, provides harmonious rhythms to our world, and marks the ...

Close-up observations of the Sun explain how solar flares start, grow, and send high-energy particles racing through space.

(CNN) — I was lucky enough to catch an awesome glimpse of the northern lights from my own home this month when the biggest solar storm to reach Earth in two decades made auroras visible at latitudes ...

Synopsis: High-resolution observations using the Hinode satellite reveal the existence of small magnetic elements inside solar supergranules. These elements have been proved to feed the magnetic field ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. I was lucky enough to catch an awesome glimpse of the ...