For over 400 years, ever since Galileo first observed sunspots, we have wondered how these cooler, dark patches could persist ...

Cyril Dupuy, the founder of smart telescope maker Vaonis, has set a new record by capturing Europe's highest-altitude image ...

We’ve never known why sunspots can last on our star’s surface for as long as they do, but we finally cracked the case.

The Sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had ...

When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known as "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption from sunspots AR3614 and AR3615 may be an example of it. One of the flares was ...

Astronomers have been watching the sun closely this year and detecting additional solar activity like sunspots and solar prominences that have triggered the northern lights.

Here’s how to tell the difference between freckles, sunspots and molesc – and when to get a spot checked for skin cancer.

The upcoming partial solar eclipse on March 29 is the perfect time to watch the moon hide and then reveal dark patches on the surface of the sun.

Astro Bob: Let's count sunspots! Astronomers track the sun's 11-year cycle by counting sunspots. Also, we're expecting a strong geomagnetic storm and aurora to arrive on Saturday night.

University of Queensland researchers have discovered immunotherapy, when used to treat people with advanced cancers, also helps reduce sunspots and skin cancers by at least 65%.

Sunspots are big enough to see from Earth without a telescope right now The rather large sunspot groups have the potential to erupt solar flares.