Solar flares are giant explosions that occur in a localized regions of the sun's atmosphere, typically originating from ...

The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare, Nasa has said. The flare, designated X2.3, belongs to the most intense X class ...

Sunspot AR3842 erupted with an X2-class solar flare In Oct. The same sunspot blasted X9 and X7 flares in the last week.

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured a M7.9-class solar flare. See footage of the blast in multiple wavelengths. Credit: ...

Sunspot AR3767 erupted with a X1.7-class solar flare, followed by an X1.1-class flare from sunspot AR3780. NASA's Solar ...

This explosive "solar flare" lasted only a few minutes, but within two days was followed by a huge auroral and magnetic storm ...

Parts of the Atlantic Ocean, South America, and Africa had a shortwave radio blackout yesterday at 8:40 am ET (7:10 pm) on ...

The results of a massive solar flare from earlier this week could create more amazing light shows for people in the northern ...

Are the Northern Lights dangerous? Solar storms in May and October saw intense displays of aurora borealis across the U.S.

The sun ejected a sizable solar flare earlier in the week and it's going to cause the northern lights to stretch down into ...

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