Sun activity for March 22, 2023: GOES-16 captured a partial solar eclipse from space earlier today. We might have a moderate geomagnetic storm on March 24.
Solar Cycle 25 is fairly active now, and that means more solar activity. So, what's the difference between a solar flare and a coronal mass ejection (CME)?
A sun pillar, or light pillar, is a shaft of light from the sun or other bright light source, caused by ice crystals under the right atmospheric conditions.
X flares on the sun are the most powerful explosions in the solar system. We're likely to see more of them as we approach solar maximum, due around 2025.
A giant sunspot - AR 3190 - is crossing the face of the sun this week. It'lll soon disappear, but is still visible as of January 21, 2023. What makes it?