Citizen scientists reviewing NASA data discovered unusually high Solar flare rates, helping researchers better understand the Sun’s magnetic activity and improve space-weather predictions.

The number of X-class solar flares — the most powerful and potentially dangerous class of solar eruption — hit a new record high in 2024. The spike highlights that we are currently experiencing a ...

Solar flares, the sudden bursts of radiation that erupt from the Sun’s atmosphere, have become a topic of intense scrutiny for scientists. The potential of these flares to disrupt power grids and ...

Three powerful outbursts of solar plasma are barrelling toward Earth, with dazzling auroras possible across the northern half of the United States over the coming nights. Minor auroral activity is ...

The sky is sizzling with cosmic potential! Over the past 24 hours, the sun has been especially active, unleashing a rapid-fire series of powerful solar flares, including an X8.3-class eruption, which ...

Skywatchers could be in for a dazzling celestial show this week. That's because the sun has been especially active lately, unleashing a series of powerful solar flares, including an X8.3-class ...

The Aurora forecasts have been teasing us for a few days now, but it finally appears as though they may show up!

Earth is bracing for a powerful solar storm as the Sun unleashes intense flares, potentially disrupting radio communications, GPS, and power grids. The X2.7-class flare, the strongest of 2025, signals ...

Beautiful yet dangerous solar flares that erupt from the sun could be as hot as 180 million degrees Fahrenheit, researchers say. That's more than six times hotter than solar physicists previously ...

LAS CRUCES — The eerie yet beautiful auroras that delivered pink and green nighttime skies across New Mexico and much of the U.S. this month are the result of geomagnetic storms caused by solar ...