A erupted with M1 and M6 class solar flares. Watch the fireworks in these views from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory.

Solar physicists say they have found a key source of intense gamma rays unleashed when Earth's nearest star produces its most ...

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Researchers followed a single solar hotspot for 3 months as it unleashed nearly 1,000 flares, revealing insights about our Sun's fury.

Rare solar flares caused blackouts worldwide this week, and experts say this may not be the worst of it. On Tuesday and Wednesday, parts of Europe, North America, South America, Asia, and the Middle ...

In the span of two days last week, the sun released two strong solar flares — meaning the solar system experienced its most powerful explosions which can cause some communications blackouts on Earth, ...

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

This was the view as a multi-colored curtain of aurora formed to the south in my sky during the great display of Northern Lights on May 10, 2024. The Kp Index peaked at 8 this night bringing the ...

The sun has had an active few days, firing several powerful solar flares and (plumes of searing-hot solar material out into space. The radiation of these solar flares triggered radio blackouts on the ...

The sun is not quite done with 2024. Early Sunday (Dec. 29), the sun fired off a class X1.1 solar flare, one of the most powerful types of solar explosions possible, in what may be its last major ...

Cryptocurrency investors face an unusual danger lurking 93 million miles away. Solar flares, massive bursts of energy from the sun’s surface, can interfere with the digital infrastructure that keeps ...

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