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Sun news: Bam bam! The sun issues a 1-2 punch
Sun news September 5, 2026: Bam bam! Two eruptions in quick succession sent prominences soaring from both eastern limbs. Their CMEs look set to miss Earth.
C. Alex Young
Armando Caussade
Raúl Cortés
September 5, 2026
Sun

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.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
July 1, 2026
Sun

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.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
June 1, 2026
Sun

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.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
May 1, 2026
Sun

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.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
April 1, 2026
Sun

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.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
March 1, 2026
Sun

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.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
February 1, 2026
Sun

Severe geomagnetic storm! What happened to the auroras?
A powerful blast from the sun triggered a severe geomagnetic storm on the night of January 19, but the auroras weren't as dazzling as hoped. Here's why.
C. Alex Young
Will Triggs
Cristina Ortiz
January 20, 2026
Sun

Sun activity archive for January 2026
Sun activity archive for January 2026. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
January 1, 2026
Sun

Sun activity archive for December 2025
Sun activity archive for December 2025. A daily record of flaring, big filaments and prominences, and other sorts of activity, on our local star.
C. Alex Young
Raúl Cortés
Armando Caussade
Michael Maimone
December 1, 2025

About Author

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.
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