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Sun news: Meet monster sunspot region AR4551

Sun news, October 16, 2026: Meet AR4551, a monster sunspot region on the Earth-viewed solar disk. It's got the potential for major M and even X flares.

October 16, 2026

Yes, there’s an aurora season, and it’s here

There's an aurora season around the equinoxes, due to the way the magnetic fields of the sun and the Earth work in conjunction with sun-Earth geometry.

September 18, 2026

Sun activity archive for September 2026

Sun news September 30: Near-M flare! Sun waking up? Our star surprised us again over the past day. This time...

September 1, 2026

Sun activity archive for August 2026

Sun activity archive for August 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

August 1, 2026

Sun activity archive for July 2026

Sun activity archive for July 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

July 1, 2026

Sun activity archive for June 2026

Sun activity archive for June 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

June 1, 2026

Sun activity archive for May 2026

Sun activity archive for May 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

May 1, 2026

Sun activity archive for April 2026

Sun activity archive for April 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

April 1, 2026

Sun activity archive for March 2026

Sun activity archive for March 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

March 1, 2026

Sun activity archive for February 2026

Sun activity archive for February 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.

February 1, 2026

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C. Alex Young

C. Alex Young is a solar astrophysicist studying the Sun and space weather. Alex is passionate about sharing science with diverse audiences. This led him to start The Sun Today with his designer wife, Linda. First through Facebook and Twitter then adding an extensive website thesuntoday.org, the two work together to engage the public about the Sun and its role in our solar system. Alex led national engagement efforts for the 2017 total solar eclipse. He is the Associate Director for Science in the Heliophysics Science Division at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.