As China began building the supporting infrastructure for its next-generation solar telescope WeHoST (Wide-field and High-resolution Solar Telescope) on Tuesday in Southwest China's Sichuan Province, ...

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A new study has found that solar flares—sudden bursts of energy from stars—can trigger short-term weather changes on planets far beyond our solar system. The research, published in The Astronomical ...

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A groundbreaking study published in The Astronomical Journalhas shed light on how solar flares—sudden bursts of radiation ...

The discovery reveals a hidden layer of complexity in the Sun’s magnetic landscape and showcases the Inouye Telescope’s ...

A new study has uncovered a connection between solar flares—sudden outbursts of radiation from stars—and short-term weather ...

Astronomers have been trying to detect atmospheres on planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, but bursts of radiation from the star make ...

A stunning breakthrough in solar physics reveals ultra-fine magnetic structures on the Sun's surface, thanks to the NSF's ...

Proba-3 will create about 1,000 hours of images of the corona over its two-year mission — and anyone will be able to download the data. "We have an open data policy — the uncalibrated data will be ...

Solar flares are powerful bursts of radiation. Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth’s atmosphere to ...