Sun news: Cannibal sun-stuff incoming! Auroras tonight?

Earth Oddities • Strange Weather Phenomena • Desert Ecosystems • Go back to Strange Sounds Death Valley is experiencing a rare superbloom, a spectacular desert event in which vast numbers of wildflowers suddenly bloom across the valley floor after rare rainfall. This is the best flowering desert phenomenon in the driest place in North America […]

Sun news for May 11, 2026: An M5.8 (moderate) flare erupts from AR4436! A G1 (minor) storm and auroras are possible midweek. Stay alert!

Comet R3 PanSTARRS is closest to Earth on April 26. See a cool image from a sun-watching spacecraft, and these fantastic community photos.

Small ants clean larger ants, a researcher has discovered. It’s the first known case of interspecies grooming between ants.

Sun news for May 9, 2026: Returning powerhouse AR4419 peeks over the northeast horizon. AR4432 fires all 18 flares in the past day. Stay tuned!

Sun news for May 23, 2026: AR4436 fired an M flare from the far side! But an incoming region leads in flares. The Earth-facing disk is about to get busier.