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An enormous coronal hole wider than 20 Earths has opened in the sun's atmosphere, and NOAA experts predict a moderate geomagnetic storm Friday (March 24) as a result.

A long, looping filament of plasma snapped over the sun's north pole, creating a 'polar vortex' that scientists can't explain.

A moderate solar storm is headed for Earth on September 27, 2021, with auroras predicted to light up the sky much further south than usual.

NASA combined 10 years of solar observations into a single, gorgeous time-lapse video.

The sun's polarity is getting closer to flipping. The star's northern hemisphere's polarity has already reversed, and the southern hemisphere should follow suit soon, scientists say.

A large coronal mass ejection from the active sun could affect entire continents, scientists say.