Sunspot AR3089 erupted with a series of m-class flares that culminated with an M7-class flare on Aug. 26, 2022. NASA's Solar ...

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After weeks of reduced activity, the sun erupted with three powerful flares on a single day. That could send solar flares toward Earth, impacting electronics and making it possible to view the ...

After years of slumber, a solar flare burst from the sun toward Earth is tempting a rare glimpse at the northern lights for areas farther south than normal and becoming the latest sign that the sun is ...

Whether or not you’re a space junky, this photo is impressive. According to space.com, the photo was snapped as the most powerful solar flare of the year erupted on Thursday. “This is the strongest ...

Scientists caught a massive and extremely powerful X-class solar flare being spat out from the sun on Friday (March 28), just before the stellar eruption triggered a radio blackout across two ...

Two massive solar flares have been recorded by NASA over the past two months, and we get to see images and footage of them today. NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectograph (IRIS) has been monitoring ...

Sunspot AR3186 erupted with an X1-class solar flare on Jan. 10, 2022. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: NASA/SDO/helioviewer.org | edited by ...

NASA captured an image of an intense solar flare released by the sun on Tuesday evening. The solar flare peaked at 5:49 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory said. It was an X-class ...

The sun erupted for the second time in less than 24 hours Monday morning, releasing the most powerful solar flare so far of 2013. Monday’s solar flare, which peaked at 9 a.m. Pacific time, came just ...