Solar Cycle 25 update: March 2026 finishes with a monthly sunspot number of 85.9. This is slightly up from 78.2 in February, but it continues the overall decline of the cycle. Interestingly, the SC25 is now about as active (in terms of the sunspot number) as the dismal SC24 was

Filament lift-off from the vicinity of region 4399 in the southwest of the sun.

Liftoff. The Artemis II mission launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center at 6:35pm ET (2235 UTC), propelling four astronauts on a journey around the Moon. Artemis II will pave the way for future Moon landings, as well as the next giant leap — astronauts on Mars.

Someone just caught Artemis from their flight. Cool view of little piece of history!

Two large filament eruptions, the first one was partially reabsorbed - the second one has produced a decent CME - maybe with earth-directed components but the high-speed stream from the central coronal hole will likely block it.

NEWS UPDATE —Gempa Terkini M 7,3 Guncang Sejumlah Wilayah, Sulawesi Utara dan Maluku Utara Siaga Tsunami (2/4/2026) Detik-detik mencekam Warga berhamburan mengungsi ke Gunung setelah fenomena air laut surut terjadi.

Another spectacular shot of the Artemis II launch, as seen from space. #artemisII

Potensi Tsunami Dampak Gempa M7.4 (RevM7.6) yang terjadi di Laut Maluku telah Resmi Berakhir Berikut catatan tsunami yang terjadi 1. Kema, Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi Utara : 0,75 meter 2. Tanjung Merah, Sulawesi Utara: 0,65 Meter 3. Beo, Sulawesi Utara: 0,15 Neter Meter 4.

Terpantau Tsunami pasca gempa Laut Maluku M7.4 di pulau Bangka Lihunu Kabupaten Minahasa Utara, Sulawesi Utara 📹LilyarozaBanea

Impressive CME emerging following an eruption Wednesday evening around AR 4403. More information via SolarHam.com

A major 7.4-magnitude quake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday, killing at least one person, triggering a tsunami warning that was subsequently lifted u.afp.com/Sbhh

Gempa M7,6 Terasa hingga Ternate, BMKG: Tsunami Tidak Signifikan dlvr.it/TRqbfW

M7.4 earthquake hit Molucca Sea near Ternate, Indonesia, Apr 2, 2026 (06:48 local, 35km deep); tsunami warning lifted after small waves. #gempa #sismo 1 dead; buildings damaged in Manado/Ternate. RS Walanda Maramis continues serving patients despite the quake.

Good morning Northern California! Did you feel the magnitude 4.9 quake about 1 mile southeast of Boulder Creek at 1:41 am? The #ShakeAlert system was activated. See: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ev… California Governor's Office of Emergency Services California Geological Survey USGS Earthquakes FEMA Region 9 Santa Cruz County

A CME as part of a filament eruption occurred on 1 Apr. Initial analyses suggests an arrival just ahead and mostly north of Earth’s orbit. However, some outlier model runs hint at some glancing influences 4 Apr. SWPC continues to evaluate & any Watch decisions will be made later.

Watch comet C/2026 A1 plunge toward the sun online this week space.com/stargazing/wat…

Coronal hole said if the CME isn't gonna get us to G2, I will! 💥💨

M3.5 flare has just occured from AR 4404 near the center of the Earth-facing disk. Unfortunately, it does not look like much CME material has been launched with this event, but we'll see! Here are the last 20 or so frames off GOES SUVI 131 Å.

SOHO衛星LASCO C3でMAPS彗星がどんどん太陽に近づいています。もうすぐC2でも見えるようになりそうです。太陽への最接近は今夜、4日23時頃です。あっという間ですね。 swpc.noaa.gov/products/lasco…

Strong M7.55 solar flare from sunspot group 4409. A core filament was disrupted. Minor dimming only, some opening field lines and only very few post-eruptive arcades indicate that not much material left the corona.