Sun news: Fast solar wind is headed Earth’s way

Sun news November 7, 2026: Fast wind from a huge coronal hole is reaching Earth. G1 to G2 storms are possible this weekend. Aurora hunters, get ready!

Sun activity archive for October 2026

Sun activity archive for October 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Yes, there’s an aurora season, and it’s here

There's an aurora season around the equinoxes, due to the way the magnetic fields of the sun and the Earth work in conjunction with sun-Earth geometry.

Sun activity archive for September 2026

Sun activity archive for September 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Highest-resolution images of the sun’s surface here!

The Inouye Solar Telescope has captured the highest-resolution images of the sun's surface yet. They show instabilities that may help explain the hot surface.

Sun activity archive for August 2026

Sun activity archive for August 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Sun activity archive for July 2026

Sun activity archive for July 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Sun activity archive for June 2026

Sun activity archive for June 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Sun activity archive for May 2026

Sun activity archive for May 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

Slow solar wind is oddly fast, says Proba-3

Early data from the Proba-3 spacecraft has revealed that slow solar wind travels much faster than expected in the sun's inner corona.