Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A spot on the sun 10 times larger than Earth has been seen ...

Scientists have captured an exceptionally rare, high-resolution view of an active region that produced two powerful X-class solar flares—an achievement rarely possible from Earth. Using the GREGOR ...

If you’ve ventured onto GymTok, you’re probably familiar with the term “rib flare.” If you haven’t heard of it, a quick search on the app reveals its meaning. Essentially, it refers to when your ...

Over the last 36 hours, the sun has released two more X-class solar flares, providing for more chances of the northern lights this week. On both Sunday morning and Monday morning, the sun released an ...

Astronomers have spotted the largest and most distant flare ever observed from a supermassive black hole. Nicknamed “Superman,” the flare originated 10 billion light-years from Earth, and at its peak, ...

Astronomers suspect that the flare is a a burst of radiation that occurs when a black hole consumes a hapless star, ripping it apart and swallowing it. Astronomers are continuing to monitor the black ...

A supermassive black hole violently gobbled up an enormous star, producing a cosmic outburst with the light of 10 trillion suns, according to a new study. The black hole flare, as the phenomenon is ...

With a particularly active sunspot rotating into Earth-facing view, the first X-flare has been recorded since June. The sun released an X1.8-class flare early Tuesday afternoon, with an associated ...

VRChat has officially launched its app on both Android and iOS following a lengthy testing period. The app’s alpha launch on Android was released in August 2023, but only admitted VRChat Plus ...

The sun is not a static, tranquil sphere of gas, but an active, turbulent star with magnetic fields that twist and snap in powerful eruptions. Among the most striking and energetic of these eruptions ...

Researchers used the Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii to take the clearest pictures ever of a powerful solar flare that occurred on Aug. 8, 2024. Credit: NSF / NSO / AURA Astronomers have ...

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