Sunspot AR3256 erupted with an X1.2-class solar flare. NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in multiple ...

Researchers have made a potentially crucial breakthrough in solar science that could help predict solar flares with greater ...

Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops. These ...

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The Sun regularly produces solar flares, which are energetic outbursts of electromagnetic radiation. Sometimes, these flares are accompanied by plasma in events known as coronal mass ejections. Both ...

(Photo by Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The Northern Lights forecast is looking up in the wake of a series of several large solar X-ray flares, with the nights of Saturday, Jan. 4 and ...

A new strain of norovirus may be circulating, potentially leaving fewer people with immunity, according to Lynn Roberts, an epidemiologist with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.

ESA and NASA's Solar Orbiter mission captured the sun kicking out flares in 2024. The blue circles ... [+] indicate flares. Our closest star has been delivering quite a show in recent months.

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 ...