An M3-class solar flare that lasted about 3 hours created a massive coronal mass ejection. The Solar Dynamics Observatory ...

Sunspot AR3088 was very active from Aug. 17-19, 2022, delivering several m-class flares as its begins to rotate out of NASA's ...

The star at the center of the solar system does more than provide light and warmth. It also acts as the most powerful particle accelerator in the neighborhood, whipping electrons to near-light speed ...

The sun has a bone to pick with Earth — and it’s not done yet. A colossal solar storm just zapped the daylight side of the planet, causing global blackouts and knocking out radio signals across Europe ...

Could this be the Perfect Geo-storm? October is off to a hot start: The sun unleashed a massive X-class solar flare — the “strongest of its kind,” according to Space.com — that has the potential to ...

Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple wavelengths. Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: NASA/SDO | edited by Stev ...

Nearly a dozen states in the northern U.S. may have another opportunity to see the northern lights on Saturday, after a recent solar flare briefly disrupted radio communications, according to the ...