An astrophotographer has captured an extremely rare and "difficult" photo of a solar flare exploding from the sun at the ...

In a jaw-dropping moment of astronomical photography, Arizona-based astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has captured the ...

Andrew McCarthy, an Arizona-based photographer, has captured a breathtaking image of the International Space Station (ISS) ...

I n a rare celestial alignment, a solar flare erupted just as the International Space Station (ISS) passed in front of the ...

Pictures of the International Space Station as it passes in front of the Sun or Moon are a bit of a feather in the cap of ...

The sun spit out the largest solar flare in more than a decade on Tuesday, though after a week of being pummeled by plasma, the Earth could be in the clear this time.

Several media outlets have incorrectly claimed that explosive solar flares were spotted during the April 8 total solar eclipse. But there were no flares during totality, so what did people see?

The solar flare was released from the same sunspot that triggered auroras seen around the world on May 10.

The flare - deemed an X8.7, with the X-class denoting the most intense flares possible - came from the same region that triggered the geomagnetic storm and stunning display of auroras, or Northern ...

The International Space Station and China's Tiangong Space Station will be visible for early risers. Here's how to make a ...

The X-class flare—the most powerful that the sun can produce—resulted in a radio blackout across the South Pacific.

After causing the dazzling waves of aurora borealis this weekend, our Sun isn’t done yet: The strongest solar flare of the current solar cycle occurred Tuesday afternoon, according to the ...