A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals across Europe, Asia and the Middle East. The culprit? A fiery X2.7 ...

The structure of one of the ejections has captured the attention of the scientific community due to its potential for ...

NASA has warned about impending solar storms due to active sunspot zones, which may disrupt power and communications on Earth.

Scientists claim we’re not prepared for the solar storms threatening Earth, which could cause cataclysmic blackouts, grid breakdowns and even an “internet apocalypse,” according to a frightening ...

An X-class solar flare erupted from the Sun, causing a radio blackout across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Here's everything you need to know about solar flares and what they mean ...

Solar flares are sudden bursts of radiation triggered by magnetic energy buildup in the Sun's atmosphere. An X-class flare - ...

scientists also use a scale from 1 to 9 to describe the intensity of a solar storm. During Wednesday’s solar tempest, the Space Weather Prediction Center recorded an X2.7 flare shortly before 4: ...

NASA and NOAA issue global alerts after the year's most powerful solar flare triggers radio blackouts; satellite and power ...

A powerful solar flare erupted early Tuesday, disrupting radio signals across Earth, said the NOAA Space Weather Prediction ...

Just after 11:30 a.m. ET, a massive X2.7-class solar flare erupted from a newly emerging from a cold, dark region known as AR4087. X-class flares are the most intense in the solar storm scale ...