"Some of the extreme ultraviolet light above active regions flickers erratically for a few hours before a solar flare," ...

New study reveals the potential for advance warning of powerful solar flares from the Sun, providing crucial hours to protect ...

As sunspots emerge on the sun's surface close to its equator, their orientations will match the old magnetic field, while ...

Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who had previously estimated ...

There were significantly more X-class solar flares in 2024 than any other year for at least three decades. The arrival of ...

The northern lights could once again grace US skies over the coming days. A minor geomagnetic storm is projected to impact ...

The new year began with a dramatic display from the sun, which unleashed a major solar flare early on Friday, January 3. The ...

A powerful X1.8 solar flare erupted on January 4, 2025, and was recorded at its peak—7:48 a.m. ET—by NOAA’s Solar Ultraviolet ...

So last year's total represents a surprisingly sharp spike in X-class flare frequency. The obvious reason for the increased frequency is the arrival of solar maximum. This peak in the sun's ...

As always, the big question when solar flares occur is if we will have any effects from the sun’s explosions here on the Earth (which for space lovers, would be another opportunity to see auroras).

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