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 ...

According to new research, the chance of a massive solar flare bringing down power grids and satellites may be higher than previously estimated. A study published today in Science, of 56,000 sun ...

Solar flares, eruptions of high-energy radiation, can have serious effects on Earth, with the potential to impact communication systems and power infrastructure. However, solar flares are just the ...

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 ...

The Sun has once again unleashed a powerful solar flare and this time it triggered radio blackouts. The flare, which happened ...

"It is unclear whether gigantic flares are always accompanied by coronal mass ejections and what is the relationship between superflares and extreme solar particles," said Prof. Dr. Ilya Usoskin ...

The very strong solar flare came from a region near the Sun's south-centre disc A huge solar flare, the largest since 2017, has been spotted erupting from the Sun’s surface. Solar flares are ...