Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...
A new sunspot forming on the surface of the sun might be about to fling solar flares in our direction. The sunspot, named ...
Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. The most powerful solar flare seen in nearly twenty years and the strongest of the current solar cycle erupted from our local ...
The sun started 2025 with a bang as it fired off a powerful solar flare this morning. The X-class solar flare peaked at an X1.2 at 6:40 a.m. EST (1140 GMT) on Friday (Jan. 3), releasing a blast of ...
Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...
An X-class solar flare erupted on December 29, 2023, sending a burst of solar energy toward Earth that may enhance auroras just in time for New Year celebrations. The flare, classified as X1.1 ...
That brings into play space tourism as well as aviation. Since a large solar flare can cause double the annual exposure limit, action needs to be taken. The remedy is for planes to lower their ...
Solar flares are violent outbursts of electromagnetic radiation that shoot from the sun when invisible magnetic field lines at the sun's surface get twisted up until they eventually snap. These ...
An image of the sun produced by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory, capturing a solar flare from the sun's western limb on Sept. 12, 2024. | Credit: NASA/SDO Shining loops of plasma on the surface ...