NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the blast that caused "a strong shortwave radio blackout over South America," ...

Stars like our own Sun produce “superflares” around once every 100 years, surprising astronomers who had previously estimated that such events occurred only every 3000 to 6000 years. The result, from ...

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 ...

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As a freelancer, Brian has written hundreds of articles to help individuals, businesses and our planet benefit from solar power and sustainable energy systems. Shannon is a freelance editor for ...

NASA’s Parker Solar Probe made history Tuesday morning when it flew through the atmosphere of the Sun, becoming the closest human-made object to reach a star. The spacecraft was launched in Aug. 2018 ...

As we approach solar maximum, the solar flares are coming faster and faster. Mostly, it means Earthbound viewers get more than our normal share of nights illuminated by the aurora. More intense ...

Flare, the blockchain for data, has officially launched FXRP (tokenized XRP) on Songbird, its canary network. This milestone marks the next phase in rolling out Flare Labs’ FAssets protocol ...

It happens about every 11 years. Solar flares are caused when the sun’s chaotic magnetic fields run into each other, break apart and reconnect. This generates an enormous amount of energy ...

Over the past two decades, solar power has been undergoing a revolution. Billions of panels have been shipped to all parts of the globe. Lined up in vast arrays out in the desert and tucked away ...

This matters because we use a lot of technology like satellites, GPS, and power grids. A big solar flare could mess all of that up. The big question is: Are we ready for it? Solar superflares are ...