solar flares

Just How Big Can Solar Flares Get, and Are We Ready?

First Estimate of Radiation on Moon’s Far Side Spells Alarm for Future Astronauts

Planet-Sized Sunspot Confirms New Solar Cycle – but Don’t Expect ‘Killer’ Flares

Good News: The Sun Has a Boring Personality

How Earth’s Magnetic Shield Was Breached – and a Telescope in Ooty Tuned in

A solar flare observed on August 31, 2012. Credit: NASA

Solar Storms Could Solve Longstanding Paradox of How Life on Earth Arose

The Udaipur Solar Observatory. Credit: ISRO

A Telescope that Gives India a New Place in the Sun