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A team of NASA researchers have combined data with artificial intelligence to create a new system that's able to predict solar storm severity.

Astronomers have discovered what could be the biggest black hole known to date, as it's estimated to have the same mass as 30 billion suns.

Earth was recently smacked with the most powerful solar storm in nearly six years as a blast from the Sun unexpectedly collided with our magnetic field.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured what appears to be the tallest tornado in the solar system emerging near the north pole of the Sun.

An astrophotographer has snapped an incredible image of a 60,000-mile-high wall of hot plasma falling down on the surface of the Sun.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a stunning video of a major solar flare eruption that forced a radio blackout for parts of Earth.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has left scientists stunned at what it just captured as the Sun spawned in a vortex near its north pole.

A comet that last passed Earth around 50,000 years ago is making its way toward Earth, and it may even be visible to the naked eye.

NASA has confirmed that the Sun has released a massive solar flare on January 9, putting out powerful bursts into space that may damage Earth.

Scientists have discovered the largest potentially hazardous asteroid, which has a diameter of nearly a mile and has been dubbed a 'planet killer.'

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured an incredible photograph of the Sun 'smiling' back at Earth from millions of miles away.

The Sun has been quite active over the last week, with NASA reporting at least eight solar flares along with twenty-three coronal mass ejections.

The incredible power of the Sun has been captured in a stunning video showing a massive coronal magnetic ejection being thrown into space.

The newly commissioned Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope has captured extremely detailed images of the Sun's chromosphere, a region just above its surface.

The ESA and NASA's spacecraft, the Solar Orbiter, has been hit by a coronal mass ejection (CME) from the Sun as it made its third close flyby of Venus.

Space certainly isn't a safe place at all, and there are many different things that have the possibility of killing you if you were ever to explore it.

The European Space Agency's Gaia mission has released a new dataset looking at stars throughout the universe, informing the timeline of our own Sun's life.

NASA has taken to its website to explain the difference between space rocks such as asteroids, comets, meteors, and meteorites.

Earth's moon disappeared from view, and astronomers studying its history think they have found the reason for its disappearance.

Officials have predicted there is a chance that in the coming day/s a solar storm will hit Earth that came from a hole in the Sun.

NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has snapped a phenomenal image of rings of light surrounding a black hole out in deep space.

Officials warn Earth will experience a 'direct hit' from a large solar flare which may cause geomagnetic storms and blackouts.

NASA and NOAA predictions for the latest solar cycle haven't panned out, however, forecasts by others have proved more accurate.

Officials have recognized a fast-growing sunspot that is three times the size of the Earth and within our planet's firing range.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured a long-duration solar flare that recently erupted on the surface of the Sun.

The first solar eclipse of the year on April 30th was captured by NOAA satellites that spotted the lunar disk blocking the sun.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured the Sun releasing a solar flare that falls into the most intense category.

One of the two partial solar eclipses scheduled to happen throughout 2022 recently happened, and the phenomenon was photographed.

The very first eclipse of 2022 is arriving later this week and will be viewable from multiple locations around the planet.

For the second day in a row Earth has been whacked with a large solar flare from an active sunspot, causing radio blackouts.

The Space Weather Prediction Center has confirmed that a large solar flare hit Earth and caused widespread radio blackouts.

A sunspot eruption that resulted in a ball of plasma being shot toward Earth may cause auroras to appear as far south as New York.

A 'dead' sunspot on the surface of the Sun has exploded, and as a result, a large plasma ball has been launched towards Earth.

NASA has confirmed the first solar eclipse of 2022 will occur in April, revealing the date and the locations for viewing.

NASA has dropped a video that explains the difference between solar flares and coronal mass ejections, two eruptions from the Sun.

A 12,000 mile-long 'canyon of fire' has opened up on the surface of the Sun, causing a charged blast to be shot towards Earth.

Officials warned that 17 solar flares in two days caused a 'cannibal coronal mass ejection ' to be launched towards Earth.

Many people across the US were able to photograph the northern lights aurora after a solar eruption caused a CME that hit Earth.

Researchers have observed at least 17 different solar flare blasts erupting from a single sunspot over the last two days.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released what is now the highest resolution image ever taken of the Sun's atmosphere.

A famous icy comet is making its way close to the Sun, and as it makes its approach with our star, the comet is falling apart.

Observatories have seen an active sunspot region on the Sun's surface that has recently produced two moderate solar flares.

55-year-old retired Army colonel and now NASA astronaut breaks the record for the longest spaceflight after launching in 2021.

Officials from the Space Weather Prediction Center have confirmed that several geomagnetic storms will hit Earth this week.

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory has observed a recent blast from the Sun that could deal Earth a blow in the coming days.

NASA and the European Space Agency's (ESA) solar orbiter has captured a first-of-its-kind image of a massive solar eruption.

The ESA's Solar Orbiter has captured video of the largest solar prominence seen in a single field of view with the solar disc.

Astronomers have detected out-of-place elements on the surface of a white dwarf star that may have come from dead planet remains.

Elon Musk's SpaceX has announced that numerous Starlink satellites were impacted by a geomagnetic storm caused by the Sun.

A burst that came from a sunspot has caused a powerful solar flare and a blast from the Sun to be on track to hit Earth.