A massive solar storm that hit Earth over the weekend is intensifying, with the potential to trigger radio blackouts and ...

The flare lasted for three hours, which is longer than usual. While it didn't attain a high intensity, it did eject a significant amount of mass that could cause considerable disruption.

Powerful flares on highly-magnetic neutron stars called magnetars could produce up to 10% of the universe’s gold, silver and platinum, according to a new study. What is more, astronomers may have ...

Sunspot AR3089 erupted with a series of m-class flares that culminated with an M7-class flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | foo ...

A powerful and worrying event is taking place on the surface of the Sun. A highly active region, known as Sunspot AR4087, is ...

Vassy Kapelos asks astrophysicist Jesse Rogerson about the powerful solar flares that erupted on the Sun last week and how ...

Flares lit up the skyline and clouds of green, white and red smoke, mixed with the team’s traditional blue, drifted through ...

Scientists have warned that humanity is not prepared for extreme space weather, as a solar storm is predicted to smash into ...

Last week, the sun spat out the strongest solar flare of the year so far, a burst of radiation and light that caused brief ...

A solar flare is a burst of radiation on the sun, according to NASA. They are the most powerful explosions in the solar system, with the biggest ones having as much energy as a billion hydrogen bombs.

Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation coming from the sun. They are the most powerful explosions in our solar system, ...

A huge X-class solar flare has erupted from the Sun, causing radio blackouts across the globe after it peaked on May 14, ...