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

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

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

The increasing interconnectedness of modern technology amplifies the dangers posed by solar storms. Global economies rely on ...

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

While technical systems are expected to experience only moderate effects during the storm, the solar flare that triggered these CMEs caused a brief shortwave radio blackout over parts of Africa ...

But experts now say that the planet could soon be hit by a solar flare more than 100 times more powerful and far more devastating. A solar flare is a huge explosion on the sun's surface which ...

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 ...

The sun released over 50 X-class solar flares in 2024! Here we take a look at some of the best. It's been a busy year on the sun, as it officially entered the peak of its roughly 11-year cycle of ...

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, kicked off in 2024, allowing an unusually high number of powerful X-class flares to explode from our home star. | Credit: NASA/SDO/AIA/LMSAL The number ...

In the final hours of Christmas Day, the sun fired off four solar flares within less than three hours. The biggest flare of the series, recorded at a M7.3, erupted from sunspot region AR3938 on ...