Giant sunspot threatens Earth as solar flare may cause blackouts By . Hannah Sparks. Published July 11, 2022. Updated July 11, 2022, 4:47 p.m. ET. The Sun is expected to explode any day now.

Direct measurements of the sun’s activity only started towards the middle of the 20th century. In 1859, our star produced an extremely powerful solar flare, a burst of light radiation.

Northern lights dazzle skies around the world 03:13. The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren't over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare ...

Solar flares are giant explosions of electromagnetic radiation that emit light, energy and high-speed particles. They are measured by their strength from the smallest B-class, followed by C, M and ...

The giant solar explosions of energy and light aren't over yet. Officials said on Tuesday that the sun just emitted another major solar flare – and that it's the strongest one so far in the ...

Giant sun flare erupts, but Earth likely safe this time. Over the weekend, ... It's the biggest flare of this 11-year solar cycle, which is approaching its peak, according to NOAA.

Stars often whip their planets with solar winds and radiation, pull them ever closer with gravity and sear them with heat.

This is normal, but means more bursts of activity such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections. Here's what to know. ... By giant, we mean uncomfortably huge flirt. 05/11/2025 ...

This week the sun released three solar flares and NASA says they were big ones. These giant explosions from the sun happened over a 24-hour period between Wednesday evening, Feb. 21, to Thursday ...

This week the sun released three solar flares and NASA says they were big ones. These giant explosions from the sun happened over a 24-hour period between Wednesday evening, Feb. 21, to Thursday ...

Space The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought. A survey of more than 56,000 sun-like stars reveals that “superflares” that are linked to bursts of radiation which ...