How big it is: 865,000 miles (1.392 million kilometers) across ...

Sunspot AR3184 erupted with an X1.9-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captured the fireworks. The ...

A solar flare is a burst of radiation on the sun, according to NASA. They are the most powerful explosions in the solar ...

The new sunspot responsible for this powerful blast is rotating into view, which could bring more solar activity—and potential aurora-causing coronal mass ejections—to Earth in the coming days ...

The sun unleashed another strong X-class solar flare overnight, stronger than the one that occurred on Tuesday — an X2.7, the strongest so far this year. X-class flares are the strongest and ...

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured sunspot AR3386 blast a long-duration X1.6-class solar flare and X1 flare. See time-lapses of the flares in multiple wavelengths. Credit Space.com | footage c ...

Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun's fiery outbursts, according to new research, indicating that our planet is more sensitive to solar activity than previously thought. "We've been ...

"We've been able to show, for the very first time, that the sun's flare pulsations and Earth's atmosphere were pulsing in sync during a solar flare." Earth's atmosphere pulses in sync with the sun ...

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

The sun has had quite a busy week hurling solar flares at our planet, causing blackouts across the globe. “After weeks of calm, solar activity is suddenly high again,” reports Spaceweather.com.

The sun unleashed a strong X1.2 solar flare on Tuesday, May 13, within the region on the sun's western limb, as scientists continue to monitor the possibilities of coronal mass ejections ...

Earth is bracing for a powerful solar storm as the Sun unleashes intense flares, potentially disrupting radio communications, GPS, and power grids. The X2.7-class flare, the strongest of 2025 ...