This Feb. 4, 2026, image from NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) captures a strong solar flare erupting from the star.
Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.
The flares are coming from a solar region that was created in late January.
Solar flare triggers tech blackouts as X8.11-class eruption disrupts GPS, streaming, and satellite services ahead of incoming ...
In a dramatic escalation of solar activity, the sun has unleashed an X8.3 flare — 2026’s strongest yet — causing radio ...
A few days ago, Europe and Africa were hit by unexpected radio disturbances, surprising communication operators. The origin ...
Solar flares are characterized by intense bursts of energy and radiation from the Sun’s surface. In a matter of just a few minutes, the material is heated to many millions of degrees. It produces a ...
A rapidly growing sunspot has fired off at least 18 M-class and three X-class flares in just 24 hours, including an intense X8.3 eruption.
Multiple M-class and X-class solar flares erupted within 24 hours as an active sunspot released intense radiation affecting ...
The Sun has entered one of its most volatile moods in years, hurling a torrent of powerful flares and charged particles into ...
The sun is experiencing a violent solar storm, releasing one of the strongest solar flares seen in the past 30 years ...
Space weather has seen a flurry of activity this week. An explosive solar flare that erupted Tuesday, just two days after the ...