As an amateur astronomer, two of the most frequently questions I'm asked are "When is the best time to see…
Last night, as Commander Hadfield and the Expedition 35 crew were returning to Earth in their Soyuz spacecraft, the Sun…
We live on a planet dominated by weather. But not just the kind that comes in the form of wind,…
Over the past 24 hours, the Sun has erupted with two coronal mass ejections (CMEs), sending billions of tons of…
This video taken by Göran Strand from Östersund, Sweden shows what happened on March 17, 2013 when a Coronal Mass…
Due to a fast approaching solar storm, NASA has temporarily shut down surface operations of the Curiosity Mars Science Lab…
Press "play." Say "wow." The enormous eruption of a solar prominence and resulting coronal mass ejection (CME) back on August…
"We managed to snap a few photos before Heaven realised its mistake and closed its doors." – Dr. Alexander Kumar…
As you read this, a huge cloud of charged solar particles is speeding toward our planet, a coronal mass ejection…
Remember that cool animation I posted earlier of AR1520 and how I said there's no guarantee it wouldn't unleash an…