A supernova that exploded close to our newly forming sun could have destroyed what became our solar system — if it weren't for a shield of molecular gas. Scientists reached this conclusion by studying ...

Sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing the most ambitious solar power system deployment in human history, according to Climate Drift, a newsletter covering climate change topics. This isn't a government ...

(CNN) — For the first time, astronomers say they have spotted a giant explosion released by a star beyond our solar system. The eruption was similar in some ways to those unleashed by our sun, such as ...

Discover what happens during a solar flare: sun eruptions, coronal mass ejection impacts, and space weather effects on Earth ...

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...