Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

Flickering coronal loops in the Sun's outer atmosphere could act as an early warning system for solar flares, according to ...

meaning that it has a greater chance of releasing powerful solar flares. According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

As the sun geared up to spit a powerful solar flare into space, NASA scientists snapped huge loops of plasma leaping from the sun's surface. These spectacular solar structures, known as coronal ...

The sun fired off an X1.2-class solar flare on Friday (Jan. 3), triggering radio blackouts throughout parts of the South Atlantic ocean, Africa and South America.

The flare occurred in the bottom left portion of the sun, meaning the bulk of the solar storm will miss Earth. More basiczto/Getty/NOAA To maximize your viewing experience, allow your eyes to ...

Social media was shocked at the sight of a red triangle around the moon during totality last Monday, with even mainstream media outlets reporting that a "solar flare" was seen. Over 40 million ...

The European Space Agency has released an audio-visual representation of solar activity over the last three years, using data ...

which rates how the solar flare will contribute to radio blackouts and what impacts could be associated with it. The scale ranges from R1 to R5, meaning this blackout event was rated as "Strong ...