The closest exoplanets to the Solar System are around the red dwarf Proxima Centauri. This little star is orbiting two bigger Sun-like stars, which are known as Alpha Centauri A and B. For over a ...

Our sun regularly shoots out solar flares — explosions of light and radiation from its surface — into space. But how about superflares? These stellar events are thousands of times more powerful than ...

Solar flares are bright flashes of light from the Sun that release large amounts of electromagnetic radiation. And while normal flares can release as much as 10 25 joules of energy, so-called ...

"Everything about this discovery was surprising." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. High-energy, powerful, and violent stellar ...