Solar flares are characterized by intense bursts of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface. In a matter of just a few ...

The curious minds at What If explore how solar flares could destroy all our technology instantly, revealing electromagnetic effects, communication collapse, and disaster scenarios.

A coronal mass ejection, or CME, is a massive cloud of solar plasma and magnetic field that can be hurled into space ...

A powerful geomagnetic storm caused by an X-class solar flare and a fast-moving coronal mass ejection has disrupted Earth's ...

X1.9-rated solar flare erupted from sunspot 4341 on January 18, causing R-3 radio blackouts.

A major flare-up affected an aircraft’s data and control; the solution was so easy that it almost makes no sense.

NASA reported a significant X-class solar flare, specifically an X1.9 event, on January 18, which was captured by its Solar ...

Solar Orbiter observations show that a medium-class solar flare formed through cascading magnetic reconnection events, ...

An X-class solar flare has produced an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection, increasing solar activity and raising the likelihood of geomagnetic impacts within 24 hours.

Earth just experienced a rare S4 solar radiation storm, the most intense since 2003 — powerful for satellites and astronauts, ...

A NOAA forecast has Northern Lights visible in northern U.S. states overnight on Monday, Jan. 19 through Tuesday, Jan. 20, as ...

Solar Orbiter has captured the clearest evidence yet that a solar flare grows through a cascading “magnetic avalanche.” Small, weak magnetic disturbances rapidly multiplied, triggering stronger and ...