Sunspot region 4114 has fired off its strongest blast yet — an X1.2-class solar flare that erupted on June 17, triggering ...

When sunspots erupt at nearly the same time, it could be something known as "sympathetic solar flares." A double eruption ...

A solar flare on New Year's Eve, rated as an X-5, was the largest detected since the 2017 eclipse, when a X8.2 flare X8.2 flare occurred, according to NOAA.

Solar flares measured around X1 — like the May 13 and 14 events — indicate strong flare intensity. An X10 flare is described as as a severe event, according to NOAA.

A blazing X2.7-class solar flare erupted from sunspot AR4087 early Tuesday, hurling a scorching wave of plasma and charged particles straight at Earth. NASA/SDO.

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 ...

The solar flare, classified as M8 in the second-most energetic category of flares, departed from the sun at 5:49 a.m. EDT (0949 GMT) on Friday, disrupting shortwave radio communications in the sun ...

At 12:02 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday, a massive X-class solar flare — the strongest kind — launched off the sun. It was the most intense of the sun’s current 11-year cycle, and the most ...

BOULDER, Colorado — A powerful solar flare temporarily knocked out radio communications on Earth Thursday afternoon. Shawn Dahl with the Space Weather Prediction Center says the strong solar ...

After an intense solar flare, residents in northern U.S. states may get the rare chance to view the northern lights under clear skies, and capture the event on camera.

NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the X-class solar flare on Nov. 6, 2024. More solar flares from other sunspots may cause radio blackouts in the U.S. NASA/SDO ...

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