Nearby star hurls plasma into space, astronomers capture it for the first time and it changes everything we know about life on other planetsScientists have confirmed that eruptions from distant stars can escape their star's pull. A radio telescope in the Netherlands detected a t...
14 Nov, 2025, 02.52 PM IST
What is Aurora? Will your state witness the mesmerizing northern lights this week?Due to increased geomagnetic activity this week, some portions of the United States may be able to see the northern lights. Clear, dark sky...
26 Jul, 2024, 01.45 AM IST
Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decadesFlorida witnessed its strongest sun flare in almost 20 years, part of the 11-year solar cycle peak. The X8.7-rated flare, captured by NASA'...
15 May, 2024, 10.03 AM IST
Strong solar storm could disrupt communications and produce northern lights in USThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare geometric storm watch - the first in nearly 20 years. The watch starts Fr...
10 May, 2024, 08.40 PM IST
Aditya-L1, ISRO'S first solar spacecraft enters Sun's final orbitIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has achieved a major milestone as they successfully completed the last manoeuvre to position the ...
06 Jan, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
Aditya-L1 spacecraft of ISRO to be placed in its final destination orbit todayIndia's ISRO is set to perform the final manoeuvre at 4 pm on Saturday to position the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the country's first space-base...
06 Jan, 2024, 11.11 AM IST
Aditya-L1 solar probe nears Sun's outer reach, expected arrival on January 6: ISROIndia's Aditya-L1 solar spacecraft, nearing the Lagrangian (L1) point 1.5 million kilometers from Earth, marks a significant stride in spac...
24 Dec, 2023, 01.27 PM IST
Biggest solar flare in years temporarily disrupts radio signals on EarthMultiple pilots reported communication disruptions, with the impact felt across the country, said the government's Space Weather Prediction...
15 Dec, 2023, 10.04 PM IST
Solar Storms: Sun's increased activity sparks concerns of geomagnetic storms approaching EarthRecent heightened solar activity, marked by increased sunspots and frequent coronal mass ejections (CMEs), presents a potential collision b...
26 Nov, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
ISRO sets date for maiden sun voyage Aditya-L1 for Sept 2The spacecraft that will be designed for the solar mission will help to receive remote observations of the solar corona and in situ observa...
28 Aug, 2023, 04.48 PM IST
ISRO sets Sept 2 as tentative date for launch of Aditya-L1 solar missionISRO is preparing to launch the Aditya-L1 spacecraft on September 2. The Aditya-L1 mission, aimed at studying the Sun from an orbit around ...
28 Aug, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
ISRO gearing up for mission to study Sun, satellite arrives at Sriharikota for launchAditya-L1, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is getting ready for its launch soon, ISRO said on Monday. The satell...
14 Aug, 2023, 02.11 PM IST
NASA captures Sun smiling! Photo insideIt may surprise you but NASA has captured the sun smiling in its latest photo! NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory found that the sun's atmos...
31 Oct, 2022, 08.17 AM IST
- Scientists use supercomputers to preview total solar eclipse
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) Using supercomputers, researchers have forecast how the corona of the sun -- the aura of plasma that surrounds th...
19 Aug, 2017, 12.17 PM IST
NASA spacecraft spots giant 'hole' in SunNASA's orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory has mapped an enormous coronal hole - a gap in the Sun's outer layer and magnetic field - which ...
18 Oct, 2015, 06.05 PM IST
Why Sun's corona is hotter than its surface decodedScientists have finally decoded why the Sun's million-degree corona or outermost atmosphere is so much hotter than its surface, which has b...
22 Nov, 2014, 08.35 AM IST
Solar storm could have plunged world into darkness in 2012These plasma clouds, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), comprised a solar storm thought to be the most powerful in at least 150 years.
25 Jul, 2014, 04.41 PM IST