The sun is putting on a show. On Sunday the star unleashed several strong and bright solar flares, including one of the most powerful eruptions seen in decades. Far from the steadily glowing orb we ...

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory captures sunspot AR3341 blast a powerful X1.1 solar flare. Credit: Space.com | footage ...

Close-up observations of the Sun explain how solar flares start, grow, and send high-energy particles racing through space.

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Space may look calm, but our own Sun is capable of unleashing disasters that directly threaten modern civilization. Powerful solar flares can disrupt satellites, cripple power grids, and shut down ...

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast to be limited.

The sun emitted some of the most powerful solar flares this week, NASA announced. The star emitted three strong solar flares on Sunday, Feb. 1, peaking at 7:33 a.m. ET, 6:37 p.m. ET and 7:36 p.m. ET, ...

NOAA warns of likely G1-class geomagnetic storms on Thursday, Feb. 5, through Friday, Feb. 6, as a coronal mass ejection from ...

Richard Carrington’s name has long been connected with the most intense solar storm ever recorded, but his face was unknown ...

NOAA warns of likely G1-class geomagnetic storming on Saturday, Feb. 7, through Sunday, Feb. 8, as a coronal mass ejection ...

For the researchers in Antarctica, this eclipse is a race against time, cold and chance. Success could bring valuable insights, while failure would mean missing a rare opportunity that may not come ...