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.

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

Solar flares and other solar activity, such as solar storms, are only expected to become more common by 2025 as the Sun reaches the height of its 11-year cycle, known as the solar maximum.

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.

Powerful solar flare erupts from sun triggering radio blackouts across North America (video) An X1.3-class solar flare erupts from the sun on Sept. 12, 2024. (Image credit: NASA/SDO) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Solar flares can impact our communication systems, but the exact cause of the outage is still being investigated. News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

The sun remains in the peak of its eleven year solar cycle, which typically results in above average activity. A large X9 solar flare was observed Thursday morning, the first observed since 2017!

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.