#solar physics

Solar Flares, CMEs and Space Weather: When the Sun Threatens Our Infrastructure

A coronal mass ejection reaches Earth in 18–72 hours and can collapse power grids, disable satellites, and disrupt GPS globally. How solar flares work, what the Carrington Event tells us about worst-case scenarios, and how space weather forecasting has evolved.

Solar Orbiter's First Images of the Sun's South Pole — What They Reveal About Our Star

Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the Sun's south pole in 2025, revealing a chaotic magnetic field at solar maximum. Here's what the images show and why they matter for space weather forecasting.

Parker Solar Probe's Closest-Ever Images of the Sun: What WISPR Captured Inside the Solar Corona

Parker Solar Probe's closest-ever images reveal the solar corona in unprecedented detail — what WISPR captured at perihelion and how the spacecraft survives 1,400°C.