Sunspot AR3765 erupted with an unleashed X1.11-class solar flare. NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captured the fireworks in ...

The sun erupted with an X2.3-class solar flare this morning, triggering radio blackouts The X-class solar flare was released from a sunspot region AR 3883 at 8:40 a.m. ET (1340 UTC) on Wednesday ...

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The sun's solar weather has caused several atmospheric events since the star entered its maximum phase. See the sun's effect.

The sun put on quite the spooktacular show on Halloween, firing off an X2.0 solar flare. A giant white flare, like an X bursts from the center of a fiery surface, blazed with reds and oranges in a ...

May 22, 2024 — Surprise findings suggest sunspots and solar flares could be generated by a magnetic field within the Sun's outermost layers. If confirmed, the findings could help scientists ...

Since ancient times, the sun has been known as a giver of light and heat, a source of life. Plants are coaxed from the Earth ...

A sunspot currently roiling on the side of the sun is slowly turning to face toward our planet, possibly putting us in the firing line for solar flares and subsequent radio blackouts. The sun ...

The Sun has unleashed a powerful solar flare, Nasa has said. The flare, designated X2.3, belongs to the most intense X class of flares. It was spotted by Nasa’s Solar Dynamics Observatory ...