The planet's magnetic field might have developed at least four billion years ago, making it much older than previously believed.
For the first time ever, an aurora has been discovered on an object -- a brown dwarf star -- beyond our solar system.
Beijing has promised to drastically reduce its level of carbon emissions within 20 years.
Solar flares can significantly influence the space around Earth, sending electromagnetic waves hurtling toward the planet.
The dark surface of Mercury has long baffled scientists, who have struggled to explain why the planet's surface reflects so little sunlight.
Jupiter was believed to have acted like a wrecking ball to destroy inner planets in the early solar system, a new study suggests.
The source of cosmic emissions is at the forefront of the Planck 2014 conference.
The Competition Commission of India has put the merger deal between Lafarge and Holcim up for public scrutiny.
A study has mapped the magnetic fields of the chondrule grains which came from a meteorite named Semarkona.
Friday’s solar flare, which was classified as an X3.1-class flare, originated from a gigantic sunspot.
Sunspots are comparatively cooler areas on the sun with powerful magnetic fields poking out through the sun's surface.
The flares eject clouds of electrons, ions and atoms through the sun's corona into space.
The images were captured in different wavelengths of light so they could highlight material of different temperatures on the sun.
Conditions in the early solar system would have made water formation impossible, according to a new study.
A solar flare live stream will allow viewers to witness the sun's most recent solar flare for free online.
A "transparent solar concentrator" from Michigan State University joins a handful of fledgling "solar glass" technologies.
The Eunis rocket climbed almost 200 miles above the ground and examined a predetermined region of the sun.
If the 2012 solar event had been directed toward Earth, it would have triggered the worst geomagnetic storm in more than four centuries.
If Voyager 1 is still in the heliosphere, scientists will observe a reversal in the direction of the solar magnetic field before the end of 2015.
The new study found that the “feel-good” chemicals in UV light can cause dependence issues.
Don't expect too much solar activity.
The solar flares occurred Tuesday morning.