ALBAWABA - The sun has released an X-class solar flare, which is according to experts, the most powerful class of solar flares, Space website revealed. According to Space, the X-class solar flare ...

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 ...

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 Dec.

This period will see an uptick in solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and geomagnetic storms, with far-reaching impacts on Earth’s technology and natural phenomena. Solar Cycle 25 is ...

The Origin of the Sun's Magnetic Field Could Lie Close to Its Surface May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's ...

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 ...

We know that in 1859, our star produced an extremely powerful solar flare, a burst of light radiation. These are often associated with a subsequent coronal mass ejection (CME), a bubble of ...

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 ...

Superflares are extremely strong solar flares – explosions with energies up to ten thousand times that of typical solar flares. Why worry? "A new study of 56,000 sun-like stars reveals that ...

Minor-to-moderate radio blackouts due to solar flare activity are also likely through Sunday, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center.

The class X1.5 and X1.1 flares are some of the most powerful kinds possible. It was released on Sunday, and could cause disruption in the coming days. The Sun is currently in its “solar maximum ...

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 ...